Allison Transmission vs DANA
ALSN and DAN side by side, both in motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ALSN and DAN compare
Allison Transmission is the larger company, worth 4.1 times as much as DANA ($10.4B against $2.5B).
On earnings, DANA is cheaper: it trades at 2.4× trailing earnings, against 18.1× for Allison Transmission.
Allison Transmission grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (70.8% versus 5.1% for DANA).
DANA keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 13.5% compared with 11.1% at Allison Transmission.
Both pay dividends: Allison Transmission yields 0.91% and DANA 1.5%.
DANA scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 14 for Allison Transmission), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ALSN | DAN |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $10.4B | $2.5B |
| Share price | $125.65 | $23.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 53.3% | 7.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 247% | −1.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.73 | 1.44 |
| Employees | 4,000 | 27K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 18.1× | 2.4× (better) |
| P/S | 2.0× | 0.3× (better) |
| P/B | 5.0× | 1.5× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.5× (better) | 15.3× |
| P/FCF | 12.5× (better) | 28.8× |
| PEG | 1.84 | – |
| FCF yield | 8.0% (better) | 3.5% |
| Fair value | $82.68 | $19.60 |
| Margin of safety | −52.0% | −18.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 70.8% (better) | 5.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% (better) | 1.1% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −16.6% | 1804% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.7% | 2022% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 22.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 33.9% (better) | 9.8% |
| Operating margin | 18.3% (better) | 3.2% |
| Net margin | 11.1% | 13.5% (better) |
| FCF margin | 15.8% (better) | 1.1% |
| Return on equity | 29.7% | 74.5% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 16.8% (better) | 3.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.93 | 0.92 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.66 (better) | 5.04 |
| Interest coverage | – | 2.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.77 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.07 | 2.13 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.91% | 1.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 16.1% | 4.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 32.0% |
| Buyback yield | 1.6% | 23.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.5% | 24.7% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 104% | 99.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.76% | 1.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.0M | $0 (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 4.1% |
Go deeper
- ALSN stock overview
- ALSN income statement
- ALSN valuation and score
- DAN stock overview
- DAN income statement
- DAN valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.