ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) & Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) Head to Head Survey

ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) and Serve Robotics (NASDAQ:SERV) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

37.8% of ChargePoint shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of ChargePoint shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of Serve Robotics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ChargePoint and Serve Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ChargePoint	1	12	6	0	2.26
Serve Robotics	0	0	0	0	N/A

ChargePoint presently has a consensus target price of $4.96, suggesting a potential upside of 200.76%. Given ChargePoint’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ChargePoint is more favorable than Serve Robotics.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ChargePoint	-93.05%	-127.18%	-36.72%
Serve Robotics	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ChargePoint and Serve Robotics’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ChargePoint	$506.64 million	1.38	-$457.61 million	($1.18)	-1.40
Serve Robotics	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Serve Robotics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ChargePoint.

About ChargePoint

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides electric vehicle (EV) charging networks and charging solutions in the North America and Europe. The company serves commercial, such as retail, workplace, hospitality, parking, recreation, municipal, education, and highway fast charge; fleet, which include delivery, take home, logistics, motor pool, transit, and shared mobility; and residential including single family homes and multi-family apartments and condominiums customers. ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Campbell, California.

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.