PHINIA (PHIN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ALV or PHIN?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 5 more articles in the media than PHINIA. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Autoliv and 12 mentions for PHINIA. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat PHINIA's score of 0.44 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autoliv	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PHINIA	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, ALV or PHIN?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PHINIA has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ALV or PHIN a better dividend stock?

Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. PHINIA pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Autoliv pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PHINIA pays out 61.7% 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.

Do analysts rate ALV or PHIN?

Autoliv presently has a consensus price target of $113.71, indicating a potential upside of 38.41%. PHINIA has a consensus price target of $52.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.19%. Given Autoliv's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than PHINIA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
PHINIA	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALV or PHIN?

Autoliv received 562 more outperform votes than PHINIA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 80.00% of users gave PHINIA an outperform vote while only 48.72% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 570 48.72%	Underperform Votes 600 51.28%
PHINIA	Outperform Votes 8 80.00%	Underperform Votes 2 20.00%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ALV or PHIN?

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
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.61	$647M	$8.07	10.18
PHINIA	$3.40B	0.46	$79M	$1.75	22.57

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALV or PHIN?

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

Is ALV or PHIN 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
Autoliv	6.21%	28.62%	8.24%
PHINIA	2.32%	10.12%	4.45%

Summary

Autoliv beats PHINIA on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.