The Shyft Group (SHYF) Competitors

The Shyft Group (NASDAQ:SHYF) and Adient (NYSE:ADNT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media prefer SHYF or ADNT?

In the previous week, Adient had 3 more articles in the media than The Shyft Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Adient and 3 mentions for The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Adient's score of 0.28 indicating that The Shyft Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Shyft Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Adient	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SHYF or ADNT a better dividend stock?

The Shyft Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Adient pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. The Shyft Group pays out -222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Adient pays out 5,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate SHYF or ADNT?

The Shyft Group presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.78%. Adient has a consensus price target of $20.88, indicating a potential upside of 49.05%. Given The Shyft Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The Shyft Group is more favorable than Adient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Shyft Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Adient	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78

Is SHYF or ADNT more profitable?

Adient has a net margin of -0.01% compared to The Shyft Group's net margin of -0.36%. Adient's return on equity of 6.94% beat The Shyft Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Shyft Group	-0.36%	2.75%	1.31%
Adient	-0.01%	6.94%	1.77%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SHYF or ADNT?

Adient received 553 more outperform votes than The Shyft Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.84% of users gave Adient an outperform vote while only 54.10% of users gave The Shyft Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Shyft Group	Outperform Votes 33 54.10%	Underperform Votes 28 45.90%
Adient	Outperform Votes 586 58.84%	Underperform Votes 410 41.16%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SHYF or ADNT?

85.8% of The Shyft Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of The Shyft Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Adient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHYF or ADNT?

The Shyft Group has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its stock price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SHYF or ADNT?

Adient has higher revenue and earnings than The Shyft Group. The Shyft Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adient, 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
The Shyft Group	$786.18M	0.42	$6.50M	-$0.09	-103.89
Adient	$14.52B	0.08	$18M	$0.02	700.25

Summary

Adient beats The Shyft Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.