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 companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.

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%

Does the media prefer STRT or SERV?

In the previous week, Serve Robotics had 3 more articles in the media than Strattec Security. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Serve Robotics and 2 mentions for Strattec Security. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Serve Robotics' score of 0.56 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate STRT or SERV?

Serve Robotics has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 243.92%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.60

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	$552.80M	0.30	$16.31M	$4.00	9.87
Serve Robotics	$1.81M	178.06	-$24.81M	-$1.20	-4.73

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STRT or SERV?

68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Strattec Security shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor STRT or SERV?

Strattec Security received 193 more outperform votes than Serve Robotics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 88.89% 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 8 88.89%	Underperform Votes 1 11.11%

Summary

Strattec Security beats Serve Robotics on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.