Lear (LEA) Competitors

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Lear (NYSE:LEA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, APTV or LEA?

Aptiv has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lear has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer APTV or LEA?

In the previous week, Aptiv had 3 more articles in the media than Lear. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Aptiv and 18 mentions for Lear. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Lear's score of 0.38 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aptiv	10 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lear	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate APTV or LEA?

Aptiv currently has a consensus target price of $86.53, suggesting a potential upside of 63.48%. Lear has a consensus target price of $140.25, suggesting a potential upside of 46.69%. Given Aptiv's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Lear.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Lear	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

Is APTV or LEA a better dividend stock?

Aptiv pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Lear pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Aptiv pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lear pays out 32.4% 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 preferable valuation & earnings, APTV or LEA?

Aptiv has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Aptiv	$19.73B	0.63	$2.94B	$8.96	5.91
Lear	$23.47B	0.22	$572.50M	$9.51	10.05

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer APTV or LEA?

Aptiv received 430 more outperform votes than Lear when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.34% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 58.51% of users gave Lear an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aptiv	Outperform Votes 1121 74.34%	Underperform Votes 387 25.66%
Lear	Outperform Votes 691 58.51%	Underperform Votes 490 41.49%

Is APTV or LEA more profitable?

Aptiv has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Lear's net margin of 2.33%. Lear's return on equity of 14.68% beat Aptiv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	12.29%	14.51%	6.52%
Lear	2.33%	14.68%	4.94%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in APTV or LEA?

94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Lear shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Aptiv beats Lear on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.