STRT vs. MPAA, CAAS, SUP, XOS, CPTN, EVTV, INVZ, GOEV, CVGI, and AEVA
Should you be buying Strattec Security stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Strattec Security include Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.
Motorcar Parts of America has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Strattec Security had 2 more articles in the media than Motorcar Parts of America. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Strattec Security and 1 mentions for Motorcar Parts of America. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Motorcar Parts of America's score of 0.35 indicating that Motorcar Parts of America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Strattec Security has a net margin of 0.76% compared to Strattec Security's net margin of -6.80%. Motorcar Parts of America's return on equity of 4.02% beat Strattec Security's return on equity.
83.5% of Motorcar Parts of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Strattec Security shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Motorcar Parts of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Strattec Security shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Strattec Security beats Motorcar Parts of America on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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