BorgWarner (BWA) Competitors

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

Is APTV or BWA a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. BorgWarner pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Aptiv pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BorgWarner pays out 30.8% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APTV or BWA?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of BorgWarner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BorgWarner shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, APTV or BWA?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BorgWarner has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in APTV or BWA?

Aptiv received 455 more outperform votes than BorgWarner when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.67% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 59.27% of users gave BorgWarner an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1139 73.67%	Underperform Votes 407 26.33%
BorgWarner	Outperform Votes 684 59.27%	Underperform Votes 470 40.73%

Does the media prefer APTV or BWA?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 3 more articles in the media than BorgWarner. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Aptiv and 19 mentions for BorgWarner. BorgWarner's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Aptiv's score of 1.11 indicating that BorgWarner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BorgWarner	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is APTV or BWA 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
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%
BorgWarner	2.40%	15.93%	6.77%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, APTV or BWA?

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
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.74	$1.79B	$6.88	9.28
BorgWarner	$14.09B	0.46	$338M	$1.43	20.60

Do analysts rate APTV or BWA?

Aptiv presently has a consensus price target of $86.61, indicating a potential upside of 35.69%. BorgWarner has a consensus price target of $39.06, indicating a potential upside of 32.57%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aptiv is more favorable than BorgWarner.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
BorgWarner	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Summary

Aptiv beats BorgWarner on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.