Reviewing Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) & EPAM Systems (NYSE:EPAM)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Serve Robotics and EPAM Systems”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Serve Robotics	$2.65 million	254.01	-$101.36 million	($2.01)	-4.33
EPAM Systems	$5.46 billion	0.98	$377.68 million	$6.97	14.74

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Serve Robotics and EPAM Systems, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Serve Robotics presently has a consensus target price of $17.51, suggesting a potential upside of 101.31%. EPAM Systems has a consensus target price of $155.50, suggesting a potential upside of 51.34%. Given Serve Robotics’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than EPAM Systems.

Volatility & Risk

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

EPAM Systems beats Serve Robotics on 9 of the 13 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 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.