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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Beam Global presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 194.60%. Given Beam Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Strattec Security.
In the previous week, Strattec Security had 3 more articles in the media than Beam Global. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Strattec Security and 2 mentions for Beam Global. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Beam Global's score of 0.00 indicating that Strattec Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Strattec Security shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Beam Global shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Strattec Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Beam Global has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Strattec Security beats Beam Global on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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