APTIV PLC vs Ford Motor Co, two Auto Manufacturers stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where APTV and F diverge most: on net margin, APTV reads 1.8% and F reads -3.8%; on return on equity, APTV reads 3.9% and F reads -19.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What F's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APTV | F |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $56.56 | $14.36 |
| Market cap | $12.1B | $58.5B |
| Sector | Auto Manufacturers | Auto Manufacturers |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 33.5 | — |
| P/B | 1.28 | 1.56 |
| P/S | 0.59 | 0.31 |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.7 | 4.6 |
| Revenue growth | +5.2% | +4.0% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 1.8% | -3.8% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | -19.0% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | -2.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 4.7% | -16.7% |
| FCF yield | 9.0% | 16.3% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.99 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.11 | 1.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.95 | 1.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 2 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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