Adient (ADNT) Competitors

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ADNT or GNTX?

Gentex has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Adient. Adient is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, 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
Adient	$14.69B	0.13	$18M	-$2.65	-8.71
Gentex	$2.31B	2.58	$404.49M	$1.77	15.36

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ADNT or GNTX?

92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Adient shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ADNT or GNTX?

In the previous week, Gentex had 6 more articles in the media than Adient. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Gentex and 8 mentions for Adient. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Adient's score of 1.06 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adient	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gentex	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ADNT or GNTX more profitable?

Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Adient's net margin of -1.53%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.86% beat Adient's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adient	-1.53%	8.25%	2.02%
Gentex	16.82%	16.86%	14.90%

Do analysts rate ADNT or GNTX?

Adient presently has a consensus target price of $21.06, indicating a potential downside of 8.70%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 5.32%. Given Gentex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gentex is more favorable than Adient.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adient	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Gentex	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, ADNT or GNTX?

Adient has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gentex beats Adient on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.