LKQ vs. GPC, POOL, VC, DORM, DLPH, SRI, WEYS, VOXX, CTNT, and CMI
Should you be buying LKQ stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LKQ include Genuine Parts (GPC), Pool (POOL), Visteon (VC), Dorman Products (DORM), Delphi Technologies (DLPH), Stoneridge (SRI), Weyco Group (WEYS), VOXX International (VOXX), Cheetah Net Supply Chain Service (CTNT), and Cummins (CMI).
LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) and Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and community ranking.
In the previous week, LKQ had 4 more articles in the media than Genuine Parts. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for LKQ and 9 mentions for Genuine Parts. LKQ's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Genuine Parts' score of 0.96 indicating that LKQ is being referred to more favorably in the media.
LKQ has a net margin of 5.79% compared to Genuine Parts' net margin of 5.46%. Genuine Parts' return on equity of 30.92% beat LKQ's return on equity.
LKQ has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genuine Parts has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
LKQ received 163 more outperform votes than Genuine Parts when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.97% of users gave LKQ an outperform vote while only 48.25% of users gave Genuine Parts an outperform vote.
Genuine Parts has higher revenue and earnings than LKQ. LKQ is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genuine Parts, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
95.6% of LKQ shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of LKQ shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Genuine Parts shares are owned by company 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.
LKQ pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Genuine Parts pays an annual dividend of $4.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. LKQ pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genuine Parts pays out 44.6% 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. LKQ is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
LKQ currently has a consensus target price of $61.60, suggesting a potential upside of 43.16%. Genuine Parts has a consensus target price of $171.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.87%. Given LKQ's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe LKQ is more favorable than Genuine Parts.
Summary
LKQ beats Genuine Parts on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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