Dana (DAN) Competitors $14.19 -0.68 (-4.57%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.18 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends DAN vs. ALSN, BWA, GNTX, LEA, MOD, DORM, LCII, THRM, SMP, and AXLShould you be buying Dana stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dana include Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), Lear (LEA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Dorman Products (DORM), LCI Industries (LCII), Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), and American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry. Dana vs. Allison Transmission BorgWarner Gentex Lear Modine Manufacturing Dorman Products LCI Industries Gentherm Standard Motor Products American Axle & Manufacturing Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media prefer ALSN or DAN? In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 15 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Allison Transmission and 2 mentions for Dana. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Dana's score of 0.57 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allison Transmission 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dana 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ALSN or DAN? Allison Transmission currently has a consensus target price of $100.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.02%. Dana has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.37%. Given Dana's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Dana 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) 2.00Dana 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has more volatility & risk, ALSN or DAN? Allison Transmission has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ALSN or DAN a better dividend stock? Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dana pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Allison Transmission pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dana pays out -102.6% 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. Dana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ALSN or DAN more profitable? Allison Transmission has a net margin of 22.67% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.55%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 47.95% beat Dana's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allison Transmission22.67% 47.95% 13.97% Dana -0.55%6.70%1.32% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ALSN or DAN? 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ALSN or DAN? Allison Transmission has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana. Dana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allison Transmission, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllison Transmission$3.23B2.70$731M$8.3112.25Dana$10.28B0.21$38M-$0.39-38.14 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALSN or DAN? Allison Transmission received 90 more outperform votes than Dana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.85% of users gave Allison Transmission an outperform vote while only 59.67% of users gave Dana an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAllison TransmissionOutperform Votes63662.85% Underperform Votes37637.15% DanaOutperform Votes54659.67% Underperform Votes36940.33% SummaryAllison Transmission beats Dana on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Dana News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DAN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDanaMotor vehicle parts & accessories IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.16B$2.72B$17.62B$20.14BDividend Yield2.67%3.80%2.84%3.89%P/E Ratio-38.1435.0619.4834.86Price / Sales0.212.717.7832.39Price / Cash4.207.0310.9417.60Price / Book1.542.291.874.79Net Income$38M$174.94M$1.43B$1.02B7 Day Performance-3.31%-1.73%-2.93%-0.64%1 Month Performance-5.22%0.39%-2.73%-1.38%1 Year Performance16.76%-19.35%-9.61%9.97% Dana Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DANDana4.8715 of 5 stars$14.19-4.6%$18.50+30.4%+16.8%$2.06B$10.28B-36.3841,800Ex-DividendALSNAllison Transmission3.9737 of 5 stars$98.56-2.1%$100.75+2.2%+35.0%$8.43B$3.23B11.864,000Positive NewsBWABorgWarner4.8764 of 5 stars$29.72+0.8%$40.57+36.5%-4.3%$6.50B$14.09B20.7838,300Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsGNTXGentex4.7641 of 5 stars$24.51+0.6%$32.31+31.8%-33.8%$5.57B$2.31B13.936,245Dividend AnnouncementLEALear4.9726 of 5 stars$97.06+0.7%$127.00+30.8%-31.1%$5.21B$23.31B10.86186,600Analyst ForecastMODModine Manufacturing3.9173 of 5 stars$83.31-3.4%$146.67+76.1%-7.7%$4.38B$2.41B27.9511,400DORMDorman Products2.0219 of 5 stars$123.04-0.4%$125.67+2.1%+41.0%$3.75B$1.97B20.583,872Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionLCIILCI Industries3.8997 of 5 stars$106.26+0.9%$121.50+14.3%-18.1%$2.71B$3.74B18.9811,700THRMGentherm3.5702 of 5 stars$33.99+2.8%$51.67+52.0%-42.7%$1.05B$1.46B16.4214,504Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSMPStandard Motor Products4.8118 of 5 stars$30.94-0.1%$42.00+35.8%-8.2%$671.97M$1.41B19.105,200Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News CoverageAXLAmerican Axle & Manufacturing2.9287 of 5 stars$5.44-2.9%$6.75+24.2%-27.4%$639.05M$6.12B19.4119,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Allison Transmission Competitors BorgWarner Competitors Gentex Competitors Lear Competitors Modine Manufacturing Competitors Dorman Products Competitors LCI Industries Competitors Gentherm Competitors Standard Motor Products Competitors American Axle & Manufacturing Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:DAN) was last updated on 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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