BorgWarner (BWA) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer BWA or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 5 more articles in the media than BorgWarner. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Aptiv and 14 mentions for BorgWarner. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat BorgWarner's score of 0.47 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Aptiv	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, BWA or APTV?

BorgWarner has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BWA or APTV?

Aptiv received 449 more outperform votes than BorgWarner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.34% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave BorgWarner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BorgWarner	Outperform Votes 672 59.15%	Underperform Votes 464 40.85%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1121 74.34%	Underperform Votes 387 25.66%

Is BWA or APTV more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 12.29% compared to BorgWarner's net margin of 6.33%. BorgWarner's return on equity of 15.51% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BorgWarner	6.33%	15.51%	6.64%
Aptiv	12.29%	14.51%	6.52%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$14.17B	0.53	$625M	$3.94	8.76
Aptiv	$20.05B	0.62	$2.94B	$8.96	5.91

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BWA or APTV?

95.7% of BorgWarner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BorgWarner shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BWA or APTV?

BorgWarner currently has a consensus target price of $41.21, indicating a potential upside of 19.46%. Aptiv has a consensus target price of $86.53, indicating a potential upside of 63.48%. Given Aptiv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than BorgWarner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BorgWarner	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Aptiv	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Summary

Aptiv beats BorgWarner on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.