Symbotic (SYM) Competitors

Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM) and Jacobs Solutions (NYSE:J) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SYM or J?

Jacobs Solutions received 45 more outperform votes than Symbotic when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.82% of users gave Jacobs Solutions an outperform vote while only 38.71% of users gave Symbotic an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Symbotic	Outperform Votes 24 38.71%	Underperform Votes 38 61.29%
Jacobs Solutions	Outperform Votes 69 75.82%	Underperform Votes 22 24.18%

Is SYM or J more profitable?

Jacobs Solutions has a net margin of 4.65% compared to Symbotic's net margin of -2.25%. Jacobs Solutions' return on equity of 14.30% beat Symbotic's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Symbotic	-2.25%	-57.19%	-2.80%
Jacobs Solutions	4.65%	14.30%	6.09%

Do analysts recommend SYM or J?

Symbotic presently has a consensus price target of $48.69, suggesting a potential upside of 52.93%. Jacobs Solutions has a consensus price target of $149.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.39%. Given Symbotic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Symbotic is more favorable than Jacobs Solutions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Symbotic	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Jacobs Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SYM or J?

84.8% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.0% of Symbotic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Jacobs Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to SYM or J?

In the previous week, Symbotic had 3 more articles in the media than Jacobs Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Symbotic and 11 mentions for Jacobs Solutions. Jacobs Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Symbotic's score of 0.26 indicating that Jacobs Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Symbotic	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jacobs Solutions	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, SYM or J?

Symbotic has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jacobs Solutions has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SYM or J?

Jacobs Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic. Symbotic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jacobs Solutions, 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
Symbotic	$593.31M	29.83	-$79M	-$0.39	-81.64
Jacobs Solutions	$14.92B	1.14	$644.04M	$5.80	23.27

Summary

Jacobs Solutions beats Symbotic on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.