China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) vs. Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) Head to Head Analysis

China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.7% of Visteon shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Visteon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for China Yuchai International and Visteon, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Yuchai International	0	1	0	0	2.00
Visteon	0	7	7	0	2.50

Visteon has a consensus target price of $98.69, indicating a potential downside of 4.07%. Given Visteon’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Visteon is more favorable than China Yuchai International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares China Yuchai International and Visteon”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Yuchai International	$2.66 billion	0.33	$45.03 million	$1.62	14.58
Visteon	$3.87 billion	0.73	$274.00 million	$10.67	9.64

Visteon has higher revenue and earnings than China Yuchai International. Visteon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Yuchai International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

China Yuchai International has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Visteon has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares China Yuchai International and Visteon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Yuchai International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Visteon	7.68%	24.95%	11.25%

Summary

Visteon beats China Yuchai International on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Yuchai International

China Yuchai International Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, assembles, and sells diesel and natural gas engines for trucks, buses and passenger vehicles, marine, industrial, construction, agriculture, and generator set applications in the People’s Republic of China and internationally. It operates through two segments, Yuchai and HLGE. The Yuchai segment manufactures on- and off-road powertrain solutions and applications. The HLGE is engaged in hospitality and property development activities. The company provides diesel engines comprising 4- and 6-cylinder diesel engines, high horsepower marine diesel engines, and power generator engines; natural gas engines, methanol combustion engines, diesel power generators, diesel engine parts, and remanufacturing services; as well as plug in hybrid engines, range extenders, power generation powertrains, hybrid powertrains, integrated electric drive axel powertrains, and fuel cell systems. It also offers maintenance and retrofitting services. It distributes its engines directly to auto original equipment manufacturers, agents, and retailers. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Singapore.

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.