We will be comparing the differences between Visteon Corporation (NASDAQ:VC) and Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) as far as institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation are concerned. The two businesses are rivals in the Auto Parts industry.

Valuation & Earnings

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Visteon Corporation	2.98B	0.74	163.00M	5.75	14.94
Aptiv PLC	14.44B	1.47	1.07B	4.14	20.30

Demonstrates Visteon Corporation and Aptiv PLC earnings per share (EPS), gross revenue and valuation. Aptiv PLC has lower earnings, but higher revenue than Visteon Corporation. The company that Presently has a lower P/E ratio is considered the more affordable of the two businesses. Visteon Corporation is trading at a lower P/E ratio than Aptiv PLC, indicating that it is presently more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

Table 2 hightlights the net margins, return on assets and return on equity of the two companies.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Visteon Corporation	5.47%	33.4%	8%
Aptiv PLC	7.41%	30.4%	8.6%

Volatility & Risk

A beta of 1.46 shows that Visteon Corporation is 46.00% more volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500. In other hand, Aptiv PLC has beta of 1.79 which is 79.00% more volatile than Standard and Poor’s 500.

Liquidity

The current Quick Ratio of Visteon Corporation is 1.5 while its Current Ratio is 1.8. Meanwhile, Aptiv PLC has a Current Ratio of 1.3 while its Quick Ratio is 0.9. Visteon Corporation is better positioned to pay off its short-term and long-term debts than Aptiv PLC.

Dividends

Aptiv PLC also pays out annual dividends at $0.88 per share and at a 1.07% dividend yield. Visteon Corporation does not offer a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

Institutional investors held 0% of Visteon Corporation shares and 98.6% of Aptiv PLC shares. Insiders held roughly 0.4% of Visteon Corporation’s shares. Competitively, insiders own roughly 0.4% of Aptiv PLC’s shares.

Performance

Here are the Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Half Yearly, Yearly and YTD Performance of both pretenders.

	Performance (W)	Performance (M)	Performance (Q)	Performance (HY)	Performance (Y)	Performance (YTD)
Visteon Corporation	-2.6%	11.63%	13.5%	-25.26%	-30.48%	42.39%
Aptiv PLC	1.08%	6.09%	15.71%	-7.52%	-4.35%	36.35%

For the past year Visteon Corporation was more bullish than Aptiv PLC.

Summary

Aptiv PLC beats on 10 of the 14 factors Visteon Corporation.

Visteon Corporation designs, engineers, and manufactures electronics products for original equipment vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including standard analog gauge clusters to high-resolution, all-digital, fully reconfigurable, 2-D, and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities; and infotainment systems that allows vehicle occupants to connect their mobile devices to the system and safely access phone functions, listen to music, stream media and enable mobile connectivity applications. It also offers audio systems, including audio head units, amplifiers, and analog and digital radios; telematics control unit to enable secure connected car services, software updates, and data; SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller to enhance efficiency, and reduce power consumption and cost; and head-up displays (HUD), such as combiner HUD and windshield HUD that present critical information to the driver. Visteon Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren Township, Michigan.

Aptiv PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs and manufacturers vehicle components, and provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets worldwide. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions; and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle's electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. The Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical components, systems, and software development for passenger safety, security, comfort, and vehicle operation, including body controls, infotainment and connectivity systems, passive and active safety electronics, autonomous driving software and technologies, displays, and systems integration. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC is based in Gillingham, the United Kingdom.