Service Team (OTCMKTS:SVTE) and Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Head-To-Head Analysis

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) and Service Team (OTCMKTS:SVTE) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Aptiv and Service Team, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aptiv	1	6	14	3	2.79
Service Team	0	0	0	0	0.00

Aptiv presently has a consensus target price of $95.42, indicating a potential upside of 23.97%. Given Aptiv’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Aptiv is more favorable than Service Team.

Risk and Volatility

Aptiv has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Service Team has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Aptiv and Service Team”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aptiv	$19.71 billion	0.84	$1.79 billion	$1.26	61.09
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Aptiv has higher revenue and earnings than Service Team.

Profitability

This table compares Aptiv and Service Team’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aptiv	1.46%	18.51%	7.38%
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.2% of Aptiv shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Aptiv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Service Team shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Aptiv beats Service Team on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle’s electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management products, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. Its Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical technologies and services for vehicle safety, security, comfort, and convenience, such as sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, application software, autonomous driving technologies, and end-to-end DevOps tools. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Service Team

Service Team Inc. manufactures, maintains, and repairs truck bodies in the United States. It manufactures truck bodies that are attached to a truck chassis; and other products used by the trucking industry. The vans are available for hauling dry freight or refrigerated freight. It serves auto dealers and users of trucks, such as dairies, food distributors, and local delivery. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Villa Park, California.