LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GPC or LKQ?

LKQ received 166 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.34% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 47.79% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Genuine Parts	Outperform Votes 313 47.79%	Underperform Votes 342 52.21%
LKQ	Outperform Votes 479 70.34%	Underperform Votes 202 29.66%

Is GPC or LKQ a better dividend stock?

Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Genuine Parts pays out 51.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LKQ pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Genuine Parts has increased its dividend for 69 consecutive years. Genuine Parts is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than LKQ. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuine Parts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Genuine Parts	$23.09B	0.71	$1.32B	$7.77	15.24
LKQ	$13.87B	0.72	$936M	$2.68	14.35

Is GPC or LKQ more profitable?

LKQ has a net margin of 4.90% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 4.67%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 27.23% beat LKQ's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genuine Parts	4.67%	27.23%	6.53%
LKQ	4.90%	15.15%	6.14%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GPC or LKQ?

78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of LKQ shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LKQ has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GPC or LKQ?

In the previous week, Genuine Parts had 20 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Genuine Parts and 4 mentions for LKQ. LKQ's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Genuine Parts' score of 1.06 indicating that LKQ is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Genuine Parts	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
LKQ	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer GPC or LKQ?

Genuine Parts currently has a consensus target price of $141.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.48%. LKQ has a consensus target price of $53.80, suggesting a potential upside of 39.89%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LKQ is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Genuine Parts	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
LKQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

LKQ beats Genuine Parts on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.