LCII vs. ALSN, BWA, MOD, LEA, GNTX, DORM, DAN, THRM, SMP, and TEN
Should you be buying LCI Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LCI Industries include Allison Transmission (ALSN), BorgWarner (BWA), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Lear (LEA), Gentex (GNTX), Dorman Products (DORM), Dana (DAN), Gentherm (THRM), Standard Motor Products (SMP), and Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN). These companies are all part of the "auto parts & equipment" industry.
LCI Industries vs. Its Competitors
LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) and Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.
Allison Transmission has a net margin of 23.55% compared to LCI Industries' net margin of 4.08%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 46.97% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.
LCI Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. LCI Industries pays out 75.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Allison Transmission pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LCI Industries has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Allison Transmission has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. LCI Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 14 more articles in the media than LCI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Allison Transmission and 2 mentions for LCI Industries. Allison Transmission's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat LCI Industries' score of 0.27 indicating that Allison Transmission is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
LCI Industries has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Allison Transmission has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LCI Industries. Allison Transmission is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LCI Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
99.7% of LCI Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.9% of Allison Transmission shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of LCI Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Allison Transmission shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
LCI Industries currently has a consensus target price of $114.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.56%. Allison Transmission has a consensus target price of $99.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.55%. Given LCI Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LCI Industries is more favorable than Allison Transmission.
Summary
LCI Industries and Allison Transmission tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:LCII) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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