Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) vs. Lear (NYSE:LEA) Head-To-Head Comparison

Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) and Lear (NYSE:LEA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Lear”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pinewood Technologies Group	$30.47 million	N/A	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A
Lear	$23.26 billion	0.25	$436.80 million	$8.15	13.93

Lear has higher revenue and earnings than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Profitability

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Lear’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pinewood Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Lear	1.88%	13.40%	4.58%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.0% of Lear shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Lear shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Pinewood Technologies Group and Lear, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lear	0	10	3	1	2.36

Lear has a consensus target price of $138.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.59%. Given Lear’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lear is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Risk and Volatility

Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lear has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lear beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pinewood Technologies Group

Pinewood Technologies Group PLC is an automotive software provider. The Company is engaged in the dealer management software business. Pinewood Technologies Group PLC, formerly known as Pendragon PLC, is based in United Kingdom.

About Lear

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, seat subsystems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, seat foams, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company’s E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment’s products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, smart and passive junction boxes, gateway and communication modules, integrated power modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services comprising Xevo Market, an in-vehicle commerce and service platform; and software and services for the cloud, vehicles, and mobile devices. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software; advanced vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving applications; and short-range communication and cellular protocols for vehicle connectivity. It offers its products and services under the XEVO, GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, ConfigurE+, INTUTM, LEAR CONNEXUSTM, EXO, JOURNEYWARE, ProTec, SMART JUNCTION BOX, STRUCSURE, AVENTINO, and TeXstyle brands. Lear Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.