PHINIA (PHIN) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PHIN or ALV?

Autoliv received 561 more outperform votes than PHINIA when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 87.50% of users gave PHINIA an outperform vote while only 48.71% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PHINIA	Outperform Votes 7 87.50%	Underperform Votes 1 12.50%
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 568 48.71%	Underperform Votes 598 51.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, PHIN or ALV?

PHINIA has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PHIN or ALV?

In the previous week, PHINIA and PHINIA both had 11 articles in the media. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat PHINIA's score of 0.70 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PHIN or ALV a better dividend stock?

PHINIA pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. PHINIA pays out 61.7% 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.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	0.53	$79M	$1.75	25.29
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.68	$647M	$8.07	11.33

Do analysts rate PHIN or ALV?

PHINIA currently has a consensus price target of $55.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.39%. Autoliv has a consensus price target of $117.14, suggesting a potential upside of 28.09%. Given Autoliv's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

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%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by 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.

Summary

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