Lear (LEA) Competitors

Lear (NYSE:LEA) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LEA or APTV?

97.0% of Lear shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Lear shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv shares are owned by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LEA or APTV?

Aptiv received 445 more outperform votes than Lear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.90% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 58.28% of users gave Lear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lear	Outperform Votes 693 58.28%	Underperform Votes 496 41.72%
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1138 73.90%	Underperform Votes 402 26.10%

Does the media refer more to LEA or APTV?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 3 more articles in the media than Lear. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Aptiv and 19 mentions for Lear. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Lear's score of 0.52 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lear	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Aptiv	16 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer LEA or APTV?

Lear presently has a consensus price target of $127.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.70%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $85.61, indicating a potential upside of 28.45%. Given Lear's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than Aptiv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lear	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Aptiv	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Is LEA or APTV more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 9.07% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.17%. Aptiv's return on equity of 15.63% beat Lear's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lear	2.17%	14.70%	4.88%
Aptiv	9.07%	15.63%	6.65%

Which has more volatility & risk, LEA or APTV?

Lear has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LEA or APTV?

Aptiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lear. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lear, 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
Lear	$23.31B	0.22	$506.60M	$8.94	10.79
Aptiv	$19.71B	0.78	$1.79B	$6.88	9.69

Summary

Aptiv beats Lear on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.