BEEM vs. STRT, KOPN, WPRT, SUP, CAAS, MPAA, GSIT, LTCH, PRTS, and WKHS
Should you be buying Beam Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Beam Global include Strattec Security (STRT), Kopin (KOPN), Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Superior Industries International (SUP), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), GSI Technology (GSIT), Latch (LTCH), CarParts.com (PRTS), and Workhorse Group (WKHS).
Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and profitability.
Strattec Security received 176 more outperform votes than Beam Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.49% of users gave Strattec Security an outperform vote while only 53.66% of users gave Beam Global an outperform vote.
Beam Global currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 184.81%. Given Beam Global's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Strattec Security.
In the previous week, Strattec Security had 6 more articles in the media than Beam Global. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Strattec Security and 4 mentions for Beam Global. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Beam Global's score of 0.68 indicating that Strattec Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Beam Global has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
26.6% of Beam Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Strattec Security has a net margin of 0.76% compared to Beam Global's net margin of -23.84%. Strattec Security's return on equity of 4.02% beat Beam Global's return on equity.
Strattec Security has higher revenue and earnings than Beam Global. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strattec Security, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Strattec Security beats Beam Global on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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