Contrasting Adient (NYSE:ADNT) & Pinewood Technologies Group (OTCMKTS:PINWF)

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

Profitability

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Adient’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
Adient	-2.06%	8.18%	1.89%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

92.4% of Adient shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Adient shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Pinewood Technologies Group and Adient, 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
Adient	2	6	4	0	2.17

Adient has a consensus price target of $27.44, indicating a potential upside of 13.14%. Given Adient’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Adient is more favorable than Pinewood Technologies Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pinewood Technologies Group and Adient”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Adient	$14.54 billion	0.13	-$281.00 million	($3.62)	-6.70

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

Risk & Volatility

Pinewood Technologies Group has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adient has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% 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 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 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.