MGA vs. ALV, GNTX, BWA, LEA, ALSN, MOD, LKQ, RIVN, NIO, and XPEV
Should you be buying Magna International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Magna International include Autoliv (ALV), Gentex (GNTX), BorgWarner (BWA), Lear (LEA), Allison Transmission (ALSN), Modine Manufacturing (MOD), LKQ (LKQ), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), NIO (NIO), and XPeng (XPEV). These companies are all part of the "auto/tires/trucks" sector.
Magna International (NYSE:MGA) and Autoliv (NYSE:ALV) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and community ranking.
Magna International has higher revenue and earnings than Autoliv. Magna International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autoliv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Magna International received 162 more outperform votes than Autoliv when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.36% of users gave Magna International an outperform vote while only 48.53% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.
Autoliv has a net margin of 5.10% compared to Magna International's net margin of 2.83%. Autoliv's return on equity of 29.84% beat Magna International's return on equity.
67.5% of Magna International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Magna International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Magna International pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Autoliv pays an annual dividend of $2.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Magna International pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Autoliv pays out 42.4% 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.
Magna International presently has a consensus price target of $62.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.19%. Autoliv has a consensus price target of $125.90, suggesting a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Magna International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Magna International is more favorable than Autoliv.
In the previous week, Autoliv had 32 more articles in the media than Magna International. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Autoliv and 5 mentions for Magna International. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Magna International's score of 0.49 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Magna International has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Autoliv beats Magna International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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