LKQ vs. ALV, MGA, RIVN, NIO, GNTX, XPEV, BWA, OSK, LEA, and ALSN
Should you be buying LKQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LKQ include Autoliv (ALV), Magna International (MGA), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), NIO (NIO), Gentex (GNTX), XPeng (XPEV), BorgWarner (BWA), Oshkosh (OSK), Lear (LEA), and Allison Transmission (ALSN). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
LKQ has higher revenue and earnings than Autoliv. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Autoliv received 78 more outperform votes than LKQ when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.97% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 48.53% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Autoliv had 10 more articles in the media than LKQ. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Autoliv and 28 mentions for LKQ. LKQ's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Autoliv's score of 0.22 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Autoliv has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LKQ has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Autoliv presently has a consensus target price of $125.90, suggesting a potential upside of 4.49%. LKQ has a consensus target price of $61.60, suggesting a potential upside of 42.82%. Given Autoliv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Autoliv.
LKQ has a net margin of 5.79% compared to LKQ's net margin of 5.10%. LKQ's return on equity of 29.84% beat Autoliv's return on equity.
Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Autoliv pays out 42.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LKQ pays out 39.0% 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 has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and LKQ has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. LKQ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of LKQ shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Autoliv and LKQ tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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