Visteon (VC) Competitors

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VFS or VC?

Visteon received 36 more outperform votes than VinFast Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave VinFast Auto an outperform vote while only 36.31% of users gave Visteon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VinFast Auto	Outperform Votes 21 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Visteon	Outperform Votes 57 36.31%	Underperform Votes 100 63.69%

Do analysts recommend VFS or VC?

VinFast Auto presently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 137.47%. Visteon has a consensus price target of $123.77, suggesting a potential upside of 39.68%. Given VinFast Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VinFast Auto is more favorable than Visteon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VinFast Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Visteon	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more risk and volatility, VFS or VC?

VinFast Auto has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VFS or VC more profitable?

Visteon has a net margin of 7.09% compared to VinFast Auto's net margin of -160.97%. Visteon's return on equity of 24.58% beat VinFast Auto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VinFast Auto	-160.97%	N/A	-43.11%
Visteon	7.09%	24.58%	10.76%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VFS or VC?

99.7% of Visteon shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of VinFast Auto shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Visteon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor VFS or VC?

In the previous week, Visteon had 25 more articles in the media than VinFast Auto. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Visteon and 2 mentions for VinFast Auto. Visteon's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat VinFast Auto's score of 0.00 indicating that Visteon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VinFast Auto	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Visteon	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VFS or VC?

Visteon has higher revenue and earnings than VinFast Auto. VinFast Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Visteon, 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
VinFast Auto	$1.20B	7.40	-$2.40B	-$1.10	-3.45
Visteon	$3.87B	0.62	$486M	$9.81	9.03

Summary

Visteon beats VinFast Auto on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.