LKQ (LKQ) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LKQ or GPC?

In the previous week, LKQ had 12 more articles in the media than Genuine Parts. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for LKQ and 7 mentions for Genuine Parts. Genuine Parts' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat LKQ's score of 0.84 indicating that Genuine Parts is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LKQ	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Genuine Parts	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LKQ or GPC?

LKQ received 168 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.34% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 47.70% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LKQ	Outperform Votes 479 70.34%	Underperform Votes 202 29.66%
Genuine Parts	Outperform Votes 311 47.70%	Underperform Votes 341 52.30%

Do analysts rate LKQ or GPC?

LKQ currently has a consensus target price of $53.80, suggesting a potential upside of 45.88%. Genuine Parts has a consensus target price of $139.57, suggesting a potential upside of 20.60%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe LKQ is more favorable than Genuine Parts.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LKQ	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genuine Parts	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is LKQ or GPC a better dividend stock?

LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. LKQ pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 51.5% 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 raised 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.

Is LKQ or GPC 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
LKQ	4.90%	15.15%	6.14%
Genuine Parts	4.67%	27.23%	6.53%

Which has more risk and volatility, LKQ or GPC?

LKQ has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LKQ or GPC?

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
LKQ	$14.50B	0.66	$936M	$2.68	13.76
Genuine Parts	$23.30B	0.69	$1.32B	$7.77	14.89

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

95.6% of LKQ shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of LKQ shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

LKQ beats Genuine Parts on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.