3 Undervalued Automobile Components Stocks for Friday, December 12

By Omar Beirat
December 12, 2025
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Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 3 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Automobile Components industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

Why Focus on Undervalued Automobile Components Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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3 Undervalued Automobile Components Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 3 undervalued stocks in the Automobile Components industry for Friday, December 12, 2025. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Automobile Components industry median.

Company Ticker Price/Sales Price/Earnings EV/EBITDA Shareholder Yield Price/Book Value Price/Free Cash Flow Value Grade
Garrett Motion Inc. GTX 1.00 10.9 6.6 10.5% na 10.4 A
Lear Corporation LEA 0.27 13.9 7.9 7.7% 1.16 10.8 A
Visteon Corporation VC 0.76 9.3 5.6 2.5% 1.92 7.9 A

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

Garrett Motion Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score GTX Industry Median
Price/Sales 32 1.00 0.70
Price/Earnings 19 10.9 17.3
EV/EBITDA 16 6.6 9.3
Shareholder Yield 5 10.5% (0.3%)
Price/Book Value na na 1.61
Price/Free Cash Flow 25 10.4 14.6

Garrett Motion Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells turbocharging, air and fluid compression, and high-speed electric motor technologies for original equipment manufacturers and distributors in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers cutting-edge technology for the mobility and industrial space, including light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and industrial applications. It also provides mechanical and electrical products for turbocharging and boosting internal combustion engines, as well as compressing air for fuel cell compressors, and compressing refrigerant for electric cooling compressors. It offers its products in the aftermarket through distributors. Garrett Motion Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is based in Rolle, Switzerland.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Garrett Motion Inc. has a Value Score of 95, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Garrett Motion Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.00 compared to the industry median at 0.70, this company has a higher price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Garrett Motion Inc.’s stock less attractive for value investors.

Garrett Motion Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 10.90 compared to the industry median at 17.30. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make Garrett Motion Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess Garrett Motion Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 6.6, when compared to the industry median of 9.3, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. Garrett Motion Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (0.30%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

Lastly, let’s take a look at Garrett Motion Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. Garrett Motion Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 14.60. This could make Garrett Motion Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that Garrett Motion Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

Lear Corporation’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score LEA Industry Median
Price/Sales 11 0.27 0.70
Price/Earnings 32 13.9 17.3
EV/EBITDA 24 7.9 9.3
Shareholder Yield 8 7.7% (0.3%)
Price/Book Value 30 1.16 1.61
Price/Free Cash Flow 26 10.8 14.6

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, seat subsystems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, seat foams, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company’s E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment’s products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, smart and passive junction boxes, gateway and communication modules, integrated power modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services comprising Xevo Market, an in-vehicle commerce and service platform; and software and services for the cloud, vehicles, and mobile devices. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software; advanced vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving applications; and short-range communication and cellular protocols for vehicle connectivity. It offers its products and services under the XEVO, GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, ConfigurE+, INTUTM, LEAR CONNEXUSTM, EXO, JOURNEYWARE, ProTec, SMART JUNCTION BOX, STRUCSURE, AVENTINO, and TeXstyle brands. Lear Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Lear Corporation has a Value Score of 94, which is considered to be undervalued.

Lear Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 13.9 compared to the industry median at 17.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Lear Corporation more attractive for value investors.

Lear Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Lear Corporation less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.61.

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Visteon Corporation’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Metric Score VC Industry Median
Price/Sales 26 0.76 0.70
Price/Earnings 13 9.3 17.3
EV/EBITDA 12 5.6 9.3
Shareholder Yield 28 2.5% (0.3%)
Price/Book Value 50 1.92 1.61
Price/Free Cash Flow 17 7.9 14.6

Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, designs, manufactures, and sells automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers. 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 display audio and embedded infotainment platform that enables third-party developers to create apps through a software development kit and software simulation of the target hardware system; and wired and wireless battery management systems; and power electronics units. 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; and SmartCore Studio, a PC-based configuration tool to generate hypervisor configurations. It operates in the United States, Mexico, Portugal, Slovakia, Tunisia, rest of Europe, China, India, Japan, rest of the Asia Pacific, and South America. Visteon Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Visteon Corporation has a Value Score of 91, which is considered to be undervalued.

Visteon Corporation’s price-earnings ratio is 9.3 compared to the industry median at 17.3. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Visteon Corporation more attractive for value investors.

Visteon Corporation’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make Visteon Corporation more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.61.

You can read more about Visteon Corporation’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

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Other Automobile Components Stock Grades

Value is just one of the five Stock Grades included in our A+ Investor service. AAII members can see the top-graded stocks—those with grades of A or B for value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality—on the A+ Stock Grades Screener.

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Choosing Which of the 3 Best Automobile Components Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

  • Garrett Motion Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Lear Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.
  • Visteon Corporation stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 3 undervalued stocks in the Automobile Components industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Automobile Components Stocks

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