Lear (LEA) Competitors $93.01 -1.28 (-1.36%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$91.14 -1.87 (-2.01%) As of 08/1/2025 06:32 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LEA vs. GNTX, VC, ADNT, ALV, APTV, BWA, DAN, GM, MGA, and OSKShould you be buying Lear stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lear include Gentex (GNTX), Visteon (VC), Adient (ADNT), Autoliv (ALV), Aptiv (APTV), BorgWarner (BWA), Dana (DAN), General Motors (GM), Magna International (MGA), and Oshkosh (OSK). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector. Lear vs. Its Competitors Gentex Visteon Adient Autoliv Aptiv BorgWarner Dana General Motors Magna International Oshkosh Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Gentex (NASDAQ:GNTX) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts rate LEA or GNTX? Lear presently has a consensus target price of $113.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.49%. Gentex has a consensus target price of $28.63, indicating a potential upside of 8.92%. Given Lear's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lear is more favorable than Gentex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lear 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.31Gentex 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has higher earnings and valuation, LEA or GNTX? Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Gentex. Lear is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLear$23.31B0.21$506.60M$8.5710.85Gentex$2.38B2.48$404.49M$1.7714.85 Does the media prefer LEA or GNTX? In the previous week, Lear had 16 more articles in the media than Gentex. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Lear and 27 mentions for Gentex. Gentex's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Lear's score of 0.58 indicating that Gentex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lear 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gentex 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LEA or GNTX? 97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.8% of Gentex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gentex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LEA or GNTX a better dividend stock? Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Gentex pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Lear pays out 35.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gentex pays out 27.1% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, LEA or GNTX? Lear has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gentex has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LEA or GNTX more profitable? Gentex has a net margin of 16.82% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.05%. Gentex's return on equity of 16.86% beat Lear's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lear2.05% 13.94% 4.63% Gentex 16.82%16.86%14.90% SummaryLear beats Gentex on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Lear News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEA 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 LEA 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 LEA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLearAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.02B$5.79B$17.85B$20.63BDividend Yield3.27%2.53%2.96%3.67%P/E Ratio10.8548.6324.2529.01Price / Sales0.2114.8733.3165.92Price / Cash3.8424.8916.3922.82Price / Book0.952.722.644.43Net Income$506.60M$177.23M$818.76M$993.74M7 Day Performance-6.40%15.71%3.16%-3.39%1 Month Performance-9.82%0.43%-0.46%-2.10%1 Year Performance-18.19%16.04%1.52%10.09% Lear Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEALear4.916 of 5 stars$93.01-1.4%$113.00+21.5%-22.3%$5.02B$23.31B10.85173,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeGNTXGentex3.9188 of 5 stars$23.15+0.9%$28.28+22.2%-13.7%$5.20B$2.31B13.546,184Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionVCVisteon3.8329 of 5 stars$109.15-0.3%$106.58-2.4%-1.5%$2.98B$3.87B10.2310,000ADNTAdient3.5008 of 5 stars$22.11+1.7%$20.06-9.3%-14.1%$1.86B$14.69B-6.9170,000Upcoming EarningsGap DownALVAutoliv4.034 of 5 stars$113.09+0.9%$121.06+7.0%+10.6%$8.74B$10.39B12.3765,200Analyst RevisionAPTVAptiv4.8725 of 5 stars$69.00+1.2%$81.63+18.3%-10.1%$15.02B$19.64B11.42141,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBWABorgWarner3.9364 of 5 stars$35.37+1.1%$39.07+10.5%+10.2%$7.77B$14.09B28.2938,300Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementDANDana4.7082 of 5 stars$16.27-0.3%$21.00+29.1%+29.0%$2.37B$10.28B-67.7739,600News CoveragePositive NewsGMGeneral Motors4.2512 of 5 stars$53.25+0.0%$56.05+5.3%+21.1%$51.19B$187.44B7.67162,000Trending NewsGap DownMGAMagna International4.1521 of 5 stars$41.59+0.4%$42.71+2.7%-3.9%$11.72B$42.84B10.40170,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportOSKOshkosh4.6315 of 5 stars$122.58-0.6%$126.85+3.5%+24.1%$7.89B$10.76B13.1018,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gentex Competitors Visteon Competitors Adient Competitors Autoliv Competitors Aptiv Competitors BorgWarner Competitors Dana Competitors General Motors Competitors Magna International Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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