PHINIA (PHIN) Competitors

PHINIA (NYSE:PHIN) and Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer PHIN or ALV?

In the previous week, PHINIA and PHINIA both had 13 articles in the media. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat PHINIA's score of 0.39 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PHINIA	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Autoliv	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PHIN or ALV?

Autoliv has higher revenue and earnings than PHINIA. Autoliv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PHINIA, 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
PHINIA	$3.40B	0.61	$79M	$1.75	28.97
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.73	$647M	$8.07	12.07

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PHIN or ALV?

90.9% of PHINIA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of PHINIA shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PHIN or ALV?

Autoliv received 558 more outperform votes than PHINIA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave PHINIA an outperform vote while only 48.62% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PHINIA	Outperform Votes 6 85.71%	Underperform Votes 1 14.29%
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 564 48.62%	Underperform Votes 596 51.38%

Do analysts prefer PHIN or ALV?

PHINIA currently has a consensus target price of $56.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.47%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $117.23, suggesting a potential upside of 20.35%. Given Autoliv's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than PHINIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PHINIA	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has more risk & volatility, PHIN or ALV?

PHINIA has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHIN or ALV more profitable?

Autoliv has a net margin of 6.21% compared to PHINIA's net margin of 2.32%. Autoliv's return on equity of 28.62% beat PHINIA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PHINIA	2.32%	10.12%	4.45%
Autoliv	6.21%	28.62%	8.24%

Is PHIN or ALV a better dividend stock?

PHINIA pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. PHINIA pays out 57.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 34.7% 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. Autoliv is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Autoliv beats PHINIA on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.