Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV – Get Free Report) and ExlService (NASDAQ:EXLS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Serve Robotics and ExlService”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Serve Robotics | $1.81 million | 524.24 | -$39.19 million | ($1.49) | -8.55 |
| ExlService | $1.84 billion | 3.68 | $198.30 million | $1.47 | 29.01 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Serve Robotics and ExlService, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Serve Robotics | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 |
| ExlService | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Serve Robotics currently has a consensus price target of $18.80, suggesting a potential upside of 47.57%. ExlService has a consensus price target of $53.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.30%. Given Serve Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than ExlService.
Volatility and Risk
Serve Robotics has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ExlService has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Serve Robotics and ExlService’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Serve Robotics | -4,121.58% | -38.52% | -36.89% |
| ExlService | 11.91% | 25.60% | 15.03% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
92.9% of ExlService shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.4% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of ExlService shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
ExlService beats Serve Robotics on 9 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 ExlService
ExlService Holdings, Inc. operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. It also provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. In addition, the company offers health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization, and customer engagement. Further, it provides financial planning and analysis, management reporting, forecasting and decision support, data management, regulatory reporting and risk, and compliance services; reservations, customer, and fulfilment services; freight billing, collections, claims management, freight audit, freight scheduling, supply chain management, and revenue assurance services; residential mortgage lending, title verification and validation, retail banking and credit cards, trust verification, commercial banking, and investment management; merchandising, pricing, and demand forecasting; and digital operations and solutions. The company offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management. ExlService Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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