Comparing Nabtesco (OTCMKTS:NCTKF) & Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV)

Nabtesco (OTCMKTS:NCTKF) and Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Nabtesco 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
Nabtesco	$1.74 billion	1.20	$103.33 million	$0.47	36.26
Serve Robotics	$210,000.00	1,990.21	-$24.81 million	N/A	N/A

Nabtesco has higher revenue and earnings than Serve Robotics.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nabtesco	N/A	2.40%	1.57%
Serve Robotics	-2,155.86%	-728.80%	-271.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Nabtesco and Serve Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nabtesco	0	0	0	0	N/A
Serve Robotics	0	0	1	3	3.75

Serve Robotics has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 64.27%. Given Serve Robotics’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than Nabtesco.

Summary

Nabtesco beats Serve Robotics on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nabtesco

Nabtesco Corporation manufactures and sells equipment in the industrial, daily life, and environmental fields in Japan and internationally. The company offers precision reduction gears for industrial robots’ joints; hydraulic equipment, such as traveling unit for crawlers, control valve for mini excavators, and swing unit for hydraulic excavators; railroad vehicle equipment, such as railroad vehicle brake systems, test equipment, door operating units, brake shoes, seat turning equipment, and snow removal devices; and aircraft equipment comprising flight control actuation systems and high voltage electric power distribution units. It also provides air dryers and wedge brake chambers for commercial vehicles, and hydraulic clutch master cylinders for passenger vehicles; engine remote control systems for marine vessels; automatic doors and platform doors for buildings; automatic filters/sealers for retort pouch foods; and prosthetic knee joints and rollator with a speed control system. In addition, the company offers condition monitoring with fail-safe equipment and diagnostic services for wind turbine. Nabtesco Corporation was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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.