REE Automotive (REE) Competitors

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

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

68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of REE Automotive shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Strattec Security shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of REE Automotive shares are owned 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 higher earnings & valuation, STRT or REE?

Strattec Security has higher revenue and earnings than REE Automotive. REE Automotive is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strattec Security, 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
Strattec Security	$556.11M	0.38	$16.31M	$4.95	10.13
REE Automotive	$183K	60.04	-$114.21M	-$7.19	-0.11

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STRT or REE?

Strattec Security received 185 more outperform votes than REE Automotive when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.66% of users gave Strattec Security an outperform vote while only 36.36% of users gave REE Automotive an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Strattec Security	Outperform Votes 201 61.66%	Underperform Votes 125 38.34%
REE Automotive	Outperform Votes 16 36.36%	Underperform Votes 28 63.64%

Do analysts recommend STRT or REE?

REE Automotive has a consensus price target of $8.17, suggesting a potential upside of 933.76%. Given REE Automotive's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe REE Automotive is more favorable than Strattec Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Strattec Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
REE Automotive	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media favor STRT or REE?

In the previous week, REE Automotive had 11 more articles in the media than Strattec Security. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for REE Automotive and 7 mentions for Strattec Security. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat REE Automotive's score of -0.42 indicating that Strattec Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Strattec Security	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
REE Automotive	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STRT or REE more profitable?

Strattec Security has a net margin of 2.92% compared to REE Automotive's net margin of 0.00%. Strattec Security's return on equity of 7.76% beat REE Automotive's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strattec Security	2.92%	7.76%	4.87%
REE Automotive	N/A	-134.95%	-68.63%

Which has more volatility & risk, STRT or REE?

Strattec Security has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, REE Automotive has a beta of 3.15, indicating that its share price is 215% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Strattec Security beats REE Automotive on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.