Viking (NYSE:VIK – Get Free Report) and Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.
Risk and Volatility
Viking has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serve Robotics has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Viking and Serve Robotics”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Viking | $6.50 billion | 5.82 | $1.15 billion | $3.01 | 28.23 |
| Serve Robotics | $2.65 million | 94.24 | -$101.36 million | ($2.45) | -1.18 |
Viking has higher revenue and earnings than Serve Robotics. Serve Robotics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Viking and Serve Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Viking | 19.33% | 117.98% | 10.80% |
| Serve Robotics | -2,315.80% | -55.34% | -52.06% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Viking and Serve Robotics, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Viking | 1 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 2.80 |
| Serve Robotics | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2.56 |
Viking presently has a consensus target price of $106.61, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. Serve Robotics has a consensus target price of $13.80, suggesting a potential upside of 379.17%. Given Serve Robotics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Serve Robotics is more favorable than Viking.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
98.8% of Viking shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Serve Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Viking beats Serve Robotics on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Viking
Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.
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.
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