MGA vs. APTV, ALV, BWA, GNTX, IEP, LEA, ALSN, MOD, VC, and DORM
Should you be buying Magna International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magna International include Aptiv (APTV), Autoliv (ALV), BorgWarner (BWA), Gentex (GNTX), Icahn Enterprises (IEP), Lear (LEA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), Visteon (VC), and Dorman Products (DORM). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
Magna International (NYSE:MGA) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and dividends.
In the previous week, Aptiv had 2 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Aptiv and 6 mentions for Magna International. Aptiv's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Magna International's score of 0.23 indicating that Aptiv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Aptiv has a net margin of 14.87% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.35%. Aptiv's return on equity of 13.21% beat Magna International's return on equity.
Magna International has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Magna International presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.71%. Aptiv has a consensus price target of $108.31, suggesting a potential upside of 30.08%. Given Magna International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Aptiv.
Aptiv received 390 more outperform votes than Magna International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.85% of users gave Aptiv an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote.
67.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Magna International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Aptiv shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Aptiv has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Magna International. Aptiv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Magna International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Aptiv beats Magna International on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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