Hyliion (HYLN) Competitors

Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) and Hyliion (NYSE:HYLN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SERV or HYLN?

Hyliion received 15 more outperform votes than Serve Robotics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Serve Robotics an outperform vote while only 45.45% of users gave Hyliion an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Serve Robotics	Outperform Votes 10 90.91%	Underperform Votes 1 9.09%
Hyliion	Outperform Votes 25 45.45%	Underperform Votes 30 54.55%

Is SERV or HYLN more profitable?

Hyliion has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Serve Robotics' net margin of -1,972.12%. Hyliion's return on equity of -19.83% beat Serve Robotics' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serve Robotics	-1,972.12%	-184.60%	-130.86%
Hyliion	N/A	-19.83%	-18.78%

Do analysts prefer SERV or HYLN?

Serve Robotics currently has a consensus target price of $18.67, suggesting a potential upside of 47.06%. Hyliion has a consensus target price of $2.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.08%. Given Serve Robotics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than Hyliion.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Serve Robotics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Hyliion	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to SERV or HYLN?

In the previous week, Serve Robotics had 10 more articles in the media than Hyliion. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Serve Robotics and 1 mentions for Hyliion. Hyliion's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Serve Robotics' score of 0.75 indicating that Hyliion is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Serve Robotics	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hyliion	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SERV or HYLN?

22.8% of Hyliion shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Serve Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Hyliion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SERV or HYLN?

Serve Robotics has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hyliion has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its stock price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, SERV or HYLN?

Serve Robotics has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hyliion. Serve Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hyliion, 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
Serve Robotics	$1.31M	553.95	-$24.81M	-$1.06	-11.97
Hyliion	$1.51M	188.26	-$123.51M	-$0.30	-5.42

Summary

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