Financial Analysis: LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) vs. Gestamp Automoción (OTCMKTS:GMPUF)

Gestamp Automoción (OTCMKTS:GMPUF) and LCI Industries (NYSE:LCII) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gestamp Automoción and LCI Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gestamp Automoción	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCI Industries	$4.12 billion	0.62	$188.25 million	$8.60	12.31

LCI Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Gestamp Automoción.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.7% of LCI Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of LCI Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Gestamp Automoción and LCI Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gestamp Automoción	N/A	N/A	N/A
LCI Industries	5.24%	14.33%	6.19%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Gestamp Automoción and LCI Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gestamp Automoción	0	0	0	0	0.00
LCI Industries	1	6	3	0	2.20

LCI Industries has a consensus price target of $126.25, indicating a potential upside of 19.21%. Given LCI Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe LCI Industries is more favorable than Gestamp Automoción.

Summary

LCI Industries beats Gestamp Automoción on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gestamp Automoción

Gestamp Automoción, S.A. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells metal automotive components in Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Mercosur, North America, and Asia. The company offers body-in-white products, such as bonnets, roofs, doors, and mudguards, as well as other surface and assembly parts; and structural and crash-related elements that include floors, pillars, rails, and wheel arches. It also provides chassis parts, such as systems, frames, and related parts consisting of front and rear axles and couplings, control arms, and integrated couplings; and mechanism parts, including hinges, door checks, electrical systems, and powered systems, as well as driver controls. In addition, the company offers hydraulic presses and dies. Further, it researches and develops new technologies. The company serves vehicle manufacturers. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Gestamp Automoción, S.A. is a subsidiary of Gestamp 2020, S.L.

About LCI Industries

LCI Industries, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and supplies engineered components for the manufacturers of recreational vehicles (RVs) and adjacent industries in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Aftermarket. The OEM segment manufactures and distributes a range of engineered components, such as steel chassis and related components; axles, ABS, and suspension solutions; slide-out mechanisms and solutions; thermoformed bath, kitchen, and other products; vinyl, aluminum, and frameless windows; manual, electric, and hydraulic stabilizer and leveling systems; entry, luggage, patio, and ramp doors; furniture and mattresses; electric and manual entry steps; awnings and awning accessories; electronic components; appliances; air conditioners; televisions and sound systems; tankless water heaters; towing products; truck accessories; and other accessories. This segment serves OEMs of RVs and adjacent industries, including buses; trailers used to haul boats, livestock, equipment, and other cargo; trucks; boats; trains; manufactured homes; and modular housing. The Aftermarket segment supplies engineered components to aftermarket channels of the recreation and transportation markets for retail dealers, wholesale distributors, and service centers, as well as direct to retail customers through the Internet. This segment also sells replacement glass and awnings to fulfill insurance claims; and biminis, covers, buoys, fenders to the marine industry, towing products, truck accessories, appliances, air conditioners, televisions, sound systems, and tankless water heaters. The company was formerly known as Drew Industries Incorporated and changed its name to LCI Industries in December 2016. LCI Industries was founded in 1956 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.