Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) and Accuride (NYSE:ACW) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, profitabiliy and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Gentex Corporation and Accuride’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Gentex Corporation | 21.01% | 18.95% | 15.79% |
| Accuride | -5.89% | -68.57% | -5.28% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
82.8% of Gentex Corporation shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.6% of Accuride shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Gentex Corporation shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Accuride shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Gentex Corporation and Accuride’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | EBITDA | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Gentex Corporation | $1.75 billion | 2.83 | $615.60 million | $1.27 | 13.61 |
| Accuride | N/A | N/A | N/A | ($0.96) | -2.69 |
Gentex Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than Accuride. Accuride is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gentex Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Gentex Corporation and Accuride, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Gentex Corporation | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Accuride | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Gentex Corporation currently has a consensus target price of $23.13, indicating a potential upside of 33.83%. Accuride has a consensus target price of $2.58, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Gentex Corporation’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Gentex Corporation is more favorable than Accuride.
Dividends
Gentex Corporation pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Accuride does not pay a dividend. Gentex Corporation pays out 31.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Risk and Volatility
Gentex Corporation has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Accuride has a beta of 2.6, indicating that its stock price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Gentex Corporation beats Accuride on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
Gentex Corporation Company Profile
Gentex Corporation designs and manufactures automatic-dimming rearview mirrors and electronics for the automotive industry, dimmable aircraft windows for the aviation industry, and commercial smoke alarms and signaling devices for the fire protection industry. The Company’s business segment involves designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing interior and exterior automatic-dimming automotive rearview mirrors that utilize electrochromic technology to dim in proportion to the amount of headlight glare from trailing vehicle headlamps. Within this business segment, the Company also designs, develops and manufactures various electronics that are features to the interior and exterior automotive rearview mirrors, as well as interior visors, overhead consoles, and other locations in the vehicle. The Company ships its products to all of the automotive producing regions across the world, which it supports with various sales, engineering and distribution locations across the world.
Accuride Company Profile
Accuride Corporation is a United States-based manufacturer and supplier of wheels, wheel-end components and other products to the North American commercial vehicle industry. The Company’s products include steel and aluminum commercial vehicle wheels and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, and gray, ductile and austempered ductile iron castings. The Company’s products are marketed under various brands, such as Accuride Wheel End Solutions (Accuride Wheels and Gunite), Accu-Flange and Gianetti Ruote. The Company uses Steel Armor steel wheel powder coating technology. The Company also offers stud-piloted, tubeless and tube-type forged aluminum wheels, brake drums and disc wheel hubs in commercial vehicles. The Company serves the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their related aftermarket channels. The Company serves the commercial vehicle market, including heavy and medium-duty trucks, commercial trailers, light trucks, buses, and specialty and military vehicles.
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