Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) and Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF) Head to Head Analysis

Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF) and Visteon (NASDAQ:VC) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sense Technologies and Visteon”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Visteon	$3.87 billion	0.56	$486.00 million	$9.81	8.22

Visteon has higher revenue and earnings than Sense Technologies.

Profitability

This table compares Sense Technologies and Visteon’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
Visteon	7.09%	24.58%	10.76%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Sense Technologies and Visteon, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sense Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
Visteon	0	5	9	0	2.64

Visteon has a consensus target price of $117.25, suggesting a potential upside of 45.45%. Given Visteon’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Visteon is more favorable than Sense Technologies.

Summary

Visteon beats Sense Technologies on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sense Technologies

Sense Technologies, Inc. develops and markets automotive safety devices that enhance driver awareness of people or obstacles located in vehicle blind spots in the United States. It offers Guardian Alert Doppler awareness system, which warns vehicle drivers of the presence of people or obstacles in blind spots that exist behind their vehicles when backing up. The company markets its Guardian Alert product primarily to automobile and truck dealers, fleet operators, and other after-market automotive industry participants. It also offers ScopeOut, a system of specially designed mirrors that are placed at specific points on automobiles, trucks, sport utility vehicles, or commercial vehicles to provide drivers a complete view behind the vehicle. The company markets its ScopeOut product to department stores and other retailers as an after-market automotive safety product, as well as sells online at sensetech.com. The company was formerly known as Graham Gold Mining Corporation and changed its name to Sense Technologies, Inc. in October 1997. Sense Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Grand Island, Nebraska.

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.