Strattec Security (STRT) Competitors

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

Does the media favor STRT or SERV?

In the previous week, Serve Robotics had 10 more articles in the media than Strattec Security. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Serve Robotics and 2 mentions for Strattec Security. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Serve Robotics' score of 0.74 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Serve Robotics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer STRT or SERV?

Serve Robotics has a consensus target price of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 54.27%. Given Serve Robotics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Serve Robotics 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
Serve Robotics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STRT or SERV?

Strattec Security received 191 more outperform votes than Serve Robotics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Serve Robotics an outperform vote while only 61.66% of users gave Strattec Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Strattec Security	Outperform Votes 201 61.66%	Underperform Votes 125 38.34%
Serve Robotics	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STRT or SERV?

Strattec Security has higher revenue and earnings than Serve Robotics. Serve Robotics 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	0.44	$16.31M	$4.95	11.79
Serve Robotics	$1.31M	528.07	-$24.81M	-$1.06	-11.42

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

68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Strattec Security shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, STRT or SERV?

Strattec Security has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serve Robotics has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STRT or SERV more profitable?

Strattec Security has a net margin of 2.92% compared to Serve Robotics' net margin of -1,972.12%. Strattec Security's return on equity of 7.76% beat Serve Robotics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Strattec Security	2.92%	7.76%	4.87%
Serve Robotics	-1,972.12%	-184.60%	-130.86%

Summary

Strattec Security beats Serve Robotics on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.