Allison Transmission (ALSN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ALSN or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 6 more articles in the media than Allison Transmission. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Aptiv and 17 mentions for Allison Transmission. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.78 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allison Transmission	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ALSN or APTV?

Allison Transmission currently has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.78%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $86.61, suggesting a potential upside of 34.34%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allison Transmission	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ALSN or APTV?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Allison Transmission. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allison Transmission, 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
Allison Transmission	$3.23B	2.66	$731M	$8.31	12.06
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.75	$1.79B	$6.88	9.37

Is ALSN or APTV more profitable?

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Aptiv's net margin of 9.07%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 47.95% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allison Transmission	22.67%	47.95%	13.97%
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ALSN or APTV?

96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALSN or APTV a better dividend stock?

Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Allison Transmission pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aptiv pays out 12.8% 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. Aptiv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALSN or APTV?

Aptiv received 503 more outperform votes than Allison Transmission when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.67% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 62.78% of users gave Allison Transmission an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allison Transmission	Outperform Votes 636 62.78%	Underperform Votes 377 37.22%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1139 73.67%	Underperform Votes 407 26.33%

Which has more volatility and risk, ALSN or APTV?

Allison Transmission has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptiv beats Allison Transmission on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.