Visteon (VC)
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Rating:72Outperform
Price Target:
$121.00
▲(22.66% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:04/24/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial quality (notably conservative leverage and healthy profitability) and constructive earnings-call takeaways with reaffirmed guidance and strong bookings. Offsetting factors are stretched technical momentum signals and limited valuation support due to an unusable P/E and only a modest dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Conservative balance sheet / net cash
Visteon’s low debt and net cash position provide durable financial flexibility to fund R&D, support launches, pursue M&A or weather cyclical auto demand. A strong capital structure reduces refinancing risk and underpins steady capital returns and strategic investment over the next 2–6 months.
Negative Factors
Prolonged semiconductor/memory cost pressure
Sustained elevated semiconductor and memory costs directly compress product margins and require multi-quarter commercial recoveries. Persistent supplier tightness through 2027 increases input-cost volatility and weakens near-term margin visibility despite mitigation efforts, pressuring durable profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Conservative balance sheet / net cash
Visteon’s low debt and net cash position provide durable financial flexibility to fund R&D, support launches, pursue M&A or weather cyclical auto demand. A strong capital structure reduces refinancing risk and underpins steady capital returns and strategic investment over the next 2–6 months.
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Visteon (VC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$3.02B
Dividend Yield0.57%
Average Volume (3M)524.70K
Price to Earnings (P/E)19.9
Beta (1Y)0.66
Revenue Growth-2.04%
EPS Growth-43.19%
CountryUS
Employees10,000
SectorConsumer Cyclical
Sector Strength84
IndustryAuto - Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.65
Shares Outstanding26,694,021
10 Day Avg. Volume524,666
30 Day Avg. Volume524,695
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.50
Price to Book (P/B)1.65
Price to Sales (P/S)0.69
P/FCF Ratio9.34
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.89
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.71
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.33
Enterprise Value/Ebitda6.43
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$121.00Price Target Upside22.66% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering11
EPS Forecast (FY)8.56
Revenue Forecast (FY)$3.77B
Visteon Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Visteon Corporation, an automotive technology company, engineers, designs, and manufactures automotive electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including analog gauge cl...
How the Company Makes Money
Visteon makes money primarily by supplying cockpit electronics systems and related software to automotive OEMs under production supply programs. Its core revenue stream is product revenue from the sale of automotive electronic components and syste...
Visteon Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Apr 23, 2026
(Q1-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Jul 23, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a constructive operational and commercial story: revenue beat, solid new business wins (including strategic AI/HPC wins), a busy product launch slate, achieved one-time EV settlements, and a strong balance sheet with ongoing shareholder returns. However, material near-term headwinds remain — elevated memory costs, supply tightness through 2027, timing mismatch in recoveries, negative Q1 free cash flow driven by inventory and incentive payments, and softer second-half market risk tied to macro events. Management reaffirmed full-year guidance, expecting improvement in EBITDA as recoveries and cost actions take hold. Overall, the positives—growth, technology leadership, strong bookings, and balance sheet strength—outweigh the near-term operational and market challenges.Positive Updates
Revenue Beat and Market Outperformance
Net sales of $954 million in Q1, up 2% year-over-year, with growth over market of 3%—quarter came ahead of company expectations despite lower industry/customer production.
Negative Updates
Elevated Semiconductor/Memory Costs and Supply Tightness
Q1 saw elevated semiconductor/memory costs driven by AI/data center demand and suppliers shifting away from older nodes; company expects memory tightness and pricing pressure to persist into 2027, creating ongoing cost and supply risk.
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Q1-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Revenue Beat and Market Outperformance
Net sales of $954 million in Q1, up 2% year-over-year, with growth over market of 3%—quarter came ahead of company expectations despite lower industry/customer production.
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Company Guidance
Visteon reaffirmed full‑year 2026 guidance with revenue of $3.625–$3.825 billion (low single‑digit growth over market), adjusted EBITDA $455–$495 million (≈12.8% margin at midpoint) and adjusted free cash flow $170–$210 million (currently trending toward the lower end). Q1 actuals: sales $954 million (+2% YoY; growth over market 3%; customer production down 4%), adjusted EBITDA $104 million (10.9% margin), adjusted free cash flow –$23 million, net cash $385 million, $40 million returned to shareholders ($30M repurchases, $10M dividends), just over $1 billion of new business wins and 20 launches with 11 OEMs. Management flagged a $5M pricing headwind and roughly $15M net commercial headwind in Q1 (partly offset by about $20M of one‑time EV settlements to sales and ~$10M to EBITDA), said the Q1 EBITDA was the expected low point with margins to improve as customer recoveries and cost initiatives take effect, expects most semiconductor/memory recoveries to be weighted later in 2026, anticipates supply tightness into 2027 (roughly 10% of 2026 demand sourced from emerging suppliers), and noted S&P lowered global LVP ~1.5 pts with key‑customer production now seen declining mid‑single digits in H2—yet strong H1 orders and launches (and a $100M per‑side guidance range) support maintaining the outlook.Visteon Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
69
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 3.79B | 3.77B | 3.87B | 3.95B | 3.76B | 2.77B |
| Gross Profit | 507.00M | 532.00M | 531.00M | 697.00M | 572.00M | 453.00M |
| EBITDA | 420.00M | 451.00M | 409.00M | 365.00M | 295.00M | 199.00M |
| Net Income | 167.00M | 201.00M | 274.00M | 486.00M | 124.00M | 41.00M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 3.42B | 3.39B | 2.86B | 2.73B | 2.45B | 2.23B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 680.00M | 771.00M | 623.00M | 515.00M | 520.00M | 452.00M |
| Total Debt | 436.00M | 540.00M | 426.00M | 445.00M | 477.00M | 498.00M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.78B | 1.74B | 1.55B | 1.60B | 1.68B | 1.62B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.56B | 1.57B | 1.23B | 1.04B | 675.00M | 516.00M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 269.00M | 277.00M | 290.00M | 142.00M | 86.00M | -12.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 346.00M | 410.00M | 427.00M | 267.00M | 167.00M | 58.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -196.00M | -181.00M | -189.00M | -123.00M | -68.00M | -63.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -145.00M | -116.00M | -100.00M | -156.00M | -9.00M | -29.00M |
Visteon Technical Analysis
Positive
98.65
Price Trends
93.42
Positive
95.80
Positive
105.00
Negative
Market Momentum
1.08
Negative
63.61
Neutral
53.88
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For VC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 98.65 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 91.31, above the 50-day MA of 93.42, and below the 200-day MA of 105.00, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 1.08 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 63.61 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 53.88 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for VC.
Visteon Risk Analysis
Visteon disclosed 22 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Visteon reported the most risks in the "Tech & Innovation" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 1 New Risks
1.
Domestic Chinese Suppliers are becoming stronger competitors outside of China and Chinese OEMs for which the Company has less product content are increasingly expanding their market share outside of China, both of which in turn may negatively impact the Company's financial performance Q4, 2025
Visteon Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $3.02B | 19.91 | 13.34% | 0.57% | -2.04% | -43.19% | |
72 Outperform | $6.36B | 14.06 | 8.79% | 2.63% | -0.19% | -8.95% | |
69 Neutral | $8.68B | 13.85 | 27.78% | 2.60% | 6.14% | 7.30% | |
62 Neutral | $11.41B | 35.20 | 4.80% | 1.24% | 1.65% | -14.51% | |
61 Neutral | $18.38B | 12.79 | -2.54% | 3.03% | 1.52% | -15.83% | |
57 Neutral | $12.80B | 101.80 | 1.78% | ― | 3.47% | -88.86% | |
43 Neutral | $2.05B | -1.47 | -42.27% | ― | -3.17% | -2555.26% |
* Consumer Cyclical Sector Average
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Visteon Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Visteon Posts Q1 2026 Results, Reaffirms Full-Year Outlook
Positive
Apr 23, 2026
On April 23, 2026, Visteon reported first-quarter 2026 sales of $954 million, up 2% year over year, with 3% growth over the auto production market despite lower vehicle output by customers. Net income attributable to Visteon reached $31 million an...
Business Operations and StrategyStock BuybackDividendsFinancial Disclosures
Visteon Posts Strong 2025 Results, Boosts Dividend, Guides 2026
Positive
Feb 19, 2026
On Feb. 19, 2026, Visteon reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results showing net sales of $948 million for the quarter and $3.77 billion for the year, record full-year adjusted EBITDA of $492 million, and strong cash generation, despite lo...
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