MPAA vs. STRT, CAAS, SUP, XOS, CPTN, EVTV, INVZ, GOEV, CVGI, and AEVA
Should you be buying Motorcar Parts of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Motorcar Parts of America include Strattec Security (STRT), China Automotive Systems (CAAS), Superior Industries International (SUP), XOS (XOS), Cepton (CPTN), Envirotech Vehicles (EVTV), Innoviz Technologies (INVZ), Canoo (GOEV), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), and Aeva Technologies (AEVA). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicle parts & accessories" industry.
Motorcar Parts of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) 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, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends.
Motorcar Parts of America has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Strattec Security has a net margin of 0.76% compared to Motorcar Parts of America's net margin of -6.80%. Strattec Security's return on equity of 4.02% beat Motorcar Parts of America's return on equity.
Motorcar Parts of America has higher revenue and earnings than Strattec Security. Motorcar Parts of America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strattec Security, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
83.5% of Motorcar Parts of America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of Motorcar Parts of America 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Motorcar Parts of America received 187 more outperform votes than Strattec Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.38% of users gave Motorcar Parts of America an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Strattec Security an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Strattec Security had 4 more articles in the media than Motorcar Parts of America. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Strattec Security and 1 mentions for Motorcar Parts of America. Motorcar Parts of America's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Strattec Security's score of 0.35 indicating that Motorcar Parts of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Strattec Security beats Motorcar Parts of America on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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