Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) vs. EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) Head to Head Contrast

EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM) and Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

EPAM Systems has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serve Robotics has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares EPAM Systems and Serve Robotics”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EPAM Systems	$5.56 billion	0.87	$377.68 million	$6.97	13.33
Serve Robotics	$5.20 million	122.72	-$101.36 million	($2.01)	-4.10

EPAM Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Serve Robotics. Serve Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPAM Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares EPAM Systems and Serve Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EPAM Systems	6.96%	14.71%	11.14%
Serve Robotics	-2,639.98%	-47.31%	-44.89%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

91.6% of EPAM Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of EPAM Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Serve Robotics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for EPAM Systems and Serve Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EPAM Systems	1	6	7	0	2.43
Serve Robotics	1	1	7	0	2.67

EPAM Systems presently has a consensus price target of $155.50, indicating a potential upside of 67.36%. Serve Robotics has a consensus price target of $17.51, indicating a potential upside of 112.55%. Given Serve Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than EPAM Systems.

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Serve Robotics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About EPAM Systems

EPAM Systems, Inc. provides digital platform engineering and software development services worldwide. The company offers engineering services, including requirements analysis and platform selection, customization, cross-platform migration, implementation, and integration; infrastructure management services, such as software development, testing, performance tuning, deployment, maintenance, and support services. It also provides operation solutions comprising integrated engineering practices and smart automation services. In addition, the company offers business, experience, technology, data, and technical advisory consulting services; and digital and service design solutions, which comprise strategy, design, creative, and program management services, as well as physical product development, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality. The company serves the financial services, travel and consumer, software and hi-tech, business information and media, life sciences and healthcare, and other industries EPAM Systems, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

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.