Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV – Get Free Report) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Serve Robotics and Evolv Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Serve Robotics | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
| Evolv Technologies | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2.67 |
Serve Robotics currently has a consensus price target of $17.67, suggesting a potential upside of 81.38%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus price target of $9.13, suggesting a potential upside of 37.63%. Given Serve Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than Evolv Technologies.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Serve Robotics | -3,821.98% | -38.54% | -36.93% |
| Evolv Technologies | -22.71% | -30.45% | -11.58% |
Volatility and Risk
Serve Robotics has a beta of 2.26, suggesting that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Serve Robotics and Evolv Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Serve Robotics | $2.65 million | 278.20 | -$101.36 million | ($1.59) | -6.13 |
| Evolv Technologies | $145.91 million | 8.15 | -$33.14 million | ($0.21) | -31.57 |
Evolv Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Serve Robotics. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Serve Robotics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Serve Robotics beats Evolv Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Serve Robotics
Serve Robotics Inc. designs, develops, and operates low-emission robots that serve people in public spaces with food delivery in the United States. It builds self-driving delivery robots. The company was formerly known as Patricia Acquisition Corp. and changed its name to Serve Robotics Inc. in July 2023. Serve Robotics Inc. was founded in 2017 and is based in Redwood City, California.
About Evolv Technologies
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based weapons detection for security screening in the United States and internationally. Its products include Evolv Express, a touchless security screening system designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and tactical knives; and Evolv Insights that provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance, and alarm statistics. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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