Adient (NYSE:ADNT) versus Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF) Financial Review

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Adient and Pinewood Technologies Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adient	$14.54 billion	0.13	-$281.00 million	($3.62)	-6.52
Pinewood Technologies Group	$30.47 million	N/A	$101.63 million	N/A	N/A

Pinewood Technologies Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Adient.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adient	2	6	4	0	2.17
Pinewood Technologies Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Adient presently has a consensus price target of $27.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.24%. Given Adient’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Adient is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adient	-2.06%	8.18%	1.89%
Pinewood Technologies Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.4% of Adient shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Adient shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Adient has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Adient beats Pinewood Technologies Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Adient

Adient plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, and market of seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and light trucks. The company's automotive seating solutions include complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foams, head restraints, armrests, and trim covers. It serves automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America and South America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific/China. Adient plc was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

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.