Dana (DAN) Competitors

Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is ALSN or DAN more profitable?

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 23.55% compared to Dana's net margin of -0.35%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 46.97% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allison Transmission	23.55%	46.97%	14.20%
Dana	-0.35%	7.96%	1.52%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allison Transmission	$3.23B	2.56	$731M	$8.64	11.33
Dana	$10.28B	0.25	-$57M	-$0.24	-74.38

Do insiders & institutionals believe 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, 0.5% of Dana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to ALSN or DAN?

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 6 more articles in the media than Dana. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Allison Transmission and 2 mentions for Dana. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Dana's score of 0.33 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ALSN or DAN?

Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its share price is 109% 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 2.2%. Allison Transmission pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dana pays out -166.7% 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. Allison Transmission has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Dana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate ALSN or DAN?

Allison Transmission currently has a consensus target price of $99.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.15%. Dana has a consensus target price of $20.43, indicating a potential upside of 14.45%. Given Dana's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.00
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

Allison Transmission beats Dana on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.