Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. APTV scored 38.4, PHIN scored 58.7 — PHIN leads.
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APTV
Aptiv PLC
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
38.4
$43.80 · $9.1B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
20.3
PHIN leads
PHIN
PHINIA Inc.
Auto Parts · Quality-Growth
58.7
$57.83 · $2.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
CheapestPHIN16.6x
Fastest growthPHIN+7.7%
Strongest balance sheetAPTV0.65
Highest qualityPHIN63 / 100
Largest discount to fair valuePHIN-42%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
APTV
stronger →← stronger
PHIN
54
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
63
32
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
33
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
64
PHIN is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
APTV
PHIN
$684mC+
FCF
$250mC
+3.5%C+
Rev
+7.7%B
0.65B+
D/E
0.69B+
43.4xD
P/E
16.6xB
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PEG
1.08B+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
APTV
PHIN
16% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
42% below
~7%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-7%/yr
-14%
1-yr DCF upside
+64%
-14%
5-yr DCF upside
+73%
-14%
10-yr DCF upside
+85%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
APTV
Why this score
Buying back stock
PHIN
Why this score
Buying back stock
Raising its dividend
Cyclical growth
The companies
APTVAptiv PLC
Auto Parts · $43.80 · beta 1.36
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $9.1b. Down 51% from 52-week high of $88.93 — deep drawdown territory. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $65.50 (implying +50% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 146% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 51% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Trailing P/E 43x sits well above the S&P median (~20x) — multiple compression is a real risk if revenue growth decelerates. Net margin 1.1% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
PHINPHINIA Inc.
Auto Parts · $57.83 · beta 1.13
Why now
Auto Parts · market cap $2.1b. Down 33% from 52-week high of $86.94 — deep drawdown territory. 5 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $91.60 (implying +58% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 185% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 33% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 3.7% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where APTV and PHIN diverge
On the headline score the gap is 20.3 points in favor of PHIN. The widest single difference is Value, where PHIN leads by 31.0 points.
ValueAPTV 33.0 · PHIN 64.0PHIN +31.0
GrowthAPTV 31.7 · PHIN 50.0PHIN +18.3
QualityAPTV 53.9 · PHIN 63.1PHIN +9.2
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is PHIN or APTV the better stock?
PHIN scores higher: PHIN 58.7, APTV 38.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do PHIN and APTV differ most?
The widest gap is value, where PHIN leads by 31 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. PHIN leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are PHIN and APTV scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.