HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:HLLGY) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) Head-To-Head Review

Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA (OTCMKTS:HLLGY) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

99.7% of Visteon shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Visteon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Visteon and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Visteon	5.58%	14.61%	7.07%
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Visteon and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Visteon	$3.77 billion	0.74	$201.00 million	$7.65	13.61
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Visteon has higher revenue and earnings than HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Visteon and HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Visteon	0	5	10	0	2.67
HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA	0	0	0	0	0.00

Visteon currently has a consensus price target of $135.15, suggesting a potential upside of 29.79%. Given Visteon’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Visteon is more favorable than HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Summary

Visteon beats HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Visteon

Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including analog gauge clusters for 2-D and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities, such as active privacy, TrueColor enhancement, local dimming, cameras, optics, haptic feedback, and light effects; and infotainment and connected car solutions, including scalable Android infotainment for seamless connectivity, as well as onboard artificial intelligence-based voice assistants with natural language understanding. It offers wired and wireless battery management systems; power electronics units; and telematics control units to enable secure connected car services, software updates, and data. In addition, the company provides SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller; SmartCore Runtime, a middleware enabling communication between domains and apps to be shown on any display; SmartCore Studio, a PC-based configuration tool to generate hypervisor configurations; and body domain modules, which integrate various functions, such as central gateway, body controls, comfort, and vehicle access solutions, into one device. Visteon Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.

About HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA

HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells lighting systems and electronic components for automotive industry worldwide. It operates through three segments: Lighting, Electronics, and Lifecycle Solutions. The Lighting segment offers headlamps, rear combination lamps, and car body lighting including radomes, illuminated logos, and front phygital shields, as well as interior lighting products. The Electronics segment provides automated driving products, such as radar sensors and steering electronics; sensors and actuators; body electronics, including lighting electronics and access systems; and energy management products. The Lifecycle Solutions segment offers vehicle diagnostics, emissions testing, battery testing, light adjustment, and calibration service, as well as data-based services; and sells wear parts, spare parts, and accessories to dealers and independent workshops. This segment develops, manufactures, and distributes lighting and electronic products for special vehicles comprising construction and agricultural machinery, buses, and motor homes, as well as marine sectors. The company was formerly known as HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co. and changed its name to HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA in October 2017. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Lippstadt, Germany. HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a subsidiary of Forvia Germany Gmbh.