Visteon (VC)
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryAuto - PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$73.23+1.12%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQConsumer DiscretionaryAuto - PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Automotive Parts & Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (0q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Revenue growth near $3.73 billion in FY26: Revenue guidance: $3.62B to $3.83B.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 2% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look high — what the market is pricing in runs ahead of what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 42% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskVisteon’s claim rests on revenue growth and a typical sector valuation, with cash backing reported profits. Revenue growth has slowed unevenly, and the latest quarter missed earnings expectations. Revenue grew 6% year over year in Q3 2026, despite a 91.9% earnings miss. VC trades at 11× P/E versus the 13× peer median; expectations look full. The multiple must be earned as the market prices more growth than our forecast. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 64%. peer multiples imply a price about 17% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. VC is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 11 analysts currently covering VC (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 6 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VC in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Automotive Parts & Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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CFO departure raises execution and continuity questions but does not establish deterioration in financial objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $73.23
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $73.23.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Improve operating income and margin
Q3 profit miss pressures operating performance, though one quarter alone does not break the thesis.
Advances: Focus on revenue growth and new business wins
Targets significant bookings and share repurchase enhances growth.
Advances: Focus on revenue growth and new business wins
Earnings call highlights resilient growth, supporting revenue objectives.
Advances: Focus on revenue growth and new business wins
New business win with Micron enhances revenue growth potential.
Advances: Focus on revenue growth and new business wins
Micron backing supports revenue growth and new business wins.
Advances: Balanced capital allocation including share repurchases
Buyback indicates strong capital allocation discipline.
Threatens: Improve operating income and margin
Downgrade indicates concerns about operating income and margin.