CAAS vs. STRT, SUP, MPAA, CPTN, XOS, AEVA, LIDR, CVGI, CPS, and INVZ
Should you be buying China Automotive Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Automotive Systems include Strattec Security (STRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), Cepton (CPTN), XOS (XOS), Aeva Technologies (AEVA), AEye (LIDR), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Cooper-Standard (CPS), and Innoviz Technologies (INVZ). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
China Automotive Systems vs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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