China Automotive Systems (CAAS) Competitors

China Automotive Systems (NASDAQ:CAAS) and Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is CAAS or STRT more profitable?

China Automotive Systems has a net margin of 5.32% compared to Strattec Security's net margin of -1.35%. China Automotive Systems' return on equity of 8.82% beat Strattec Security's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Automotive Systems	5.32%	8.82%	4.15%
Strattec Security	-1.35%	-0.91%	-0.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAAS or STRT?

6.0% of China Automotive Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of Strattec Security shares are held by institutional investors. 65.2% of China Automotive Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Strattec Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CAAS or STRT?

China Automotive Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Strattec Security. Strattec Security is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Automotive Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Automotive Systems	$529.55M	0.21	$21.18M	$0.96	3.85
Strattec Security	$492.95M	0.19	-$6.67M	-$1.70	-13.38

Does the media prefer CAAS or STRT?

In the previous week, Strattec Security had 1 more articles in the media than China Automotive Systems. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Strattec Security and 0 mentions for China Automotive Systems. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat China Automotive Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Strattec Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
China Automotive Systems	Neutral
Strattec Security	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAAS or STRT?

China Automotive Systems received 103 more outperform votes than Strattec Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.95% of users gave China Automotive Systems an outperform vote while only 61.32% of users gave Strattec Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
China Automotive Systems	Outperform Votes 298 70.95%	Underperform Votes 122 29.05%
Strattec Security	Outperform Votes 195 61.32%	Underperform Votes 123 38.68%

Do analysts rate CAAS or STRT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Automotive Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Strattec Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, CAAS or STRT?

China Automotive Systems has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

China Automotive Systems beats Strattec Security on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.