LCI Industries (LCII) Competitors

LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) and Allison Transmission (NYSE:ALSN) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, LCII or ALSN?

LCI Industries has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allison Transmission has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LCII or ALSN?

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, 1.1% of Allison Transmission shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LCII or ALSN more profitable?

Allison Transmission has a net margin of 22.67% compared to LCI Industries' net margin of 3.82%. Allison Transmission's return on equity of 47.95% beat LCI Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
LCI Industries	3.82%	10.28%	4.80%
Allison Transmission	22.67%	47.95%	13.97%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LCII or ALSN?

Allison Transmission received 326 more outperform votes than LCI Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.61% of users gave Allison Transmission an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave LCI Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
LCI Industries	Outperform Votes 312 62.03%	Underperform Votes 191 37.97%
Allison Transmission	Outperform Votes 638 62.61%	Underperform Votes 381 37.39%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LCII or ALSN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
LCI Industries	$3.74B	0.53	$142.87M	$5.60	13.93
Allison Transmission	$3.23B	2.36	$731M	$8.31	10.76

Does the media favor LCII or ALSN?

In the previous week, Allison Transmission had 26 more articles in the media than LCI Industries. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Allison Transmission and 7 mentions for LCI Industries. LCI Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Allison Transmission's score of 0.87 indicating that LCI Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
LCI Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Allison Transmission	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LCII or ALSN a better dividend stock?

LCI Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Allison Transmission pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. LCI Industries pays out 82.1% 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 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts rate LCII or ALSN?

LCI Industries presently has a consensus target price of $111.60, indicating a potential upside of 43.11%. Allison Transmission has a consensus target price of $101.13, indicating a potential upside of 13.06%. Given LCI Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LCI Industries is more favorable than Allison Transmission.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
LCI Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Allison Transmission	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Allison Transmission beats LCI Industries on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.