BorgWarner (BWA) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BWA or APTV?

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than BorgWarner. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BorgWarner, 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
BorgWarner	$14.09B	0.46	$338M	$1.43	20.62
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.78	$1.79B	$6.88	9.69

Is BWA or APTV more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 9.07% compared to BorgWarner's net margin of 2.40%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 15.93% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BorgWarner	2.40%	15.93%	6.77%
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%

Do analysts prefer BWA or APTV?

BorgWarner currently has a consensus target price of $40.57, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $85.61, indicating a potential upside of 28.45%. Given BorgWarner's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BorgWarner is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BorgWarner	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BWA or APTV?

Aptiv received 459 more outperform votes than BorgWarner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.90% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave BorgWarner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BorgWarner	Outperform Votes 679 59.30%	Underperform Votes 466 40.70%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1138 73.90%	Underperform Votes 402 26.10%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BWA or APTV?

95.7% of BorgWarner shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BorgWarner shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BWA or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 9 more articles in the media than BorgWarner. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Aptiv and 9 mentions for BorgWarner. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat BorgWarner's score of 1.31 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BorgWarner	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BWA or APTV?

BorgWarner has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Aptiv beats BorgWarner on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.