Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) & Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT) Financial Comparison

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Clarivate and Serve Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clarivate	2	4	0	0	1.67
Serve Robotics	1	0	5	2	3.00

Clarivate presently has a consensus target price of $4.28, indicating a potential upside of 46.91%. Serve Robotics has a consensus target price of $18.80, indicating a potential upside of 41.89%. Given Clarivate’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clarivate is more favorable than Serve Robotics.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Clarivate 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
Clarivate	$2.56 billion	0.75	-$636.70 million	($0.57)	-5.11
Serve Robotics	$1.81 million	545.23	-$39.19 million	($1.49)	-8.89

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

Volatility and Risk

Clarivate has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serve Robotics has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.7% of Clarivate shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Clarivate shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clarivate	-15.83%	8.55%	3.76%
Serve Robotics	-4,121.58%	-38.52%	-36.89%

Summary

Clarivate beats Serve Robotics on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Clarivate

Clarivate Plc operates as an information services provider in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through three segments: Academia & Government, Life Sciences & Healthcare, and Intellectual Property. The company offers Web of Science and InCites, that analyzes and explores the academic research landscape and manages research information; ProQuest One and Ebook Central that provides comprehensive content collections to institutions in a cost-effective manner; and Alma and Polaris, that manages academic resources and services, connect users, and support research publications. It also provides Patent and Trademark Renewals, that supports paralegal and admin tasks throughout the patent and trademark protection and maintenance process; CompuMark and Derwent, that supports critical decisions around patent and trademark protection, risk, and value creation throughout the innovation and brand lifecycle; IPFolio and Foundation IP that creates a structured environment for the protection and management of global patent and trademark assets. In addition, the company offers Cortellis Competitive Intelligence and Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence, that supports the development of new drugs and medical devices from discovery to clinical trials; Cortellis Regulatory Intelligence and OFF-X to monitor drug safety issues and adhere to regulatory protocols; Real World Data and Optimize that inform commercial launch strategy and set pricing for optimal reimbursement. It serves corporations, universities, law firms, government agencies, public libraries, and other professional services organizations. The company was formerly known as Clarivate Analytics Plc and changed its name to Clarivate Plc in May 2020. Clarivate Plc was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.