Head to Head Survey: Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares (NASDAQ:FRSX)

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares (NASDAQ:FRSX) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares and Aptiv”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares	$400,000.00	4.98	-$12.10 million	($16.66)	-0.07
Aptiv	$20.40 billion	0.44	$165.00 million	$1.06	41.14

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aptiv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aptiv has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares and Aptiv’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aptiv	1.17%	17.10%	7.03%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

23.4% of Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.6% of Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Aptiv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares and Aptiv, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares	1	0	0	0	1.00
Aptiv	2	4	18	1	2.72

Aptiv has a consensus price target of $74.80, suggesting a potential upside of 71.51%. Given Aptiv’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares.

Summary

Aptiv beats Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. American Depositary Shares

Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd., a technology company, engages in the development of smart multi-spectral 3D vision software solutions and cellular-based applications for the automotive industry in Israel, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It develops in-line-of-sight vision solutions and beyond-line-of-site accident-prevention solutions. The company also offers QuadSight automotive vision solution, a four-camera multi-spectral vision solution that combines two sets of stereoscopic infrared and visible-light cameras for obstacle detection; DynamiCal, an automatic calibration software solution to ensure that stereo cameras remain calibrated to create accurate and continuous 3D depth perception; and ScaleCam, a separated stereo camera solution. In addition, it provides Percept3D, a 3D point cloud solution that provides 3D raw data for obstacle detection, terrain analysis, and autonomous vehicle sensor fusion; and Mono2Stereo, a solution that enhances existing vision sensor systems by using software-based algorithms to create a 3D perception stereo vision solution. Further, the company offers Eye-Net Protect, a cellular-based V2X solution that provides real-time pre-collision alerts to various road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists, scooter drivers, etc. by using smartphones. Its solutions are used in automotive, defense, autonomous vehicles, and agriculture and heavy industrial equipment industries. The company was formerly known as Asia Development (A.D.B.M.) Ltd. and changed its name to Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. in January 2016. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd. is headquartered in Ness Ziona, Israel.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle’s electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management products, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. Its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical technologies and services for vehicle safety, security, comfort, and convenience, such as sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, application software, autonomous driving technologies, and end-to-end DevOps tools. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.