Reviewing Dana (NYSE:DAN) & Service Team (OTCMKTS:SVTE)

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

Risk & Volatility

Service Team has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Service Team shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Dana shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dana	0.64%	6.35%	1.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Service Team and Dana, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Team	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dana	0	3	5	1	2.78

Dana has a consensus price target of $32.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.28%. Given Dana’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dana is more favorable than Service Team.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Service Team and Dana”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dana	$10.28 billion	0.33	-$57.00 million	$0.45	65.41

Service Team has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dana.

Summary

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

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.

About Dana

Dana Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, provides power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery in North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Light Vehicle Drive Systems, Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems, Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems, and Power Technologies. It offers drive systems, including axles, driveshafts, transmission, and wheel and track drives; motion systems, such as winches, slew drives, and hub drives; and electrodynamic technologies comprised of motors, inverters, software and control systems, battery-management systems, and fuel cell plates. The company also provides sealing solutions, such as gaskets, seals, cam covers, and oil pan modules; thermal-management technologies, including transmission and engine oil cooling, battery and electronics cooling, charge air cooling, and thermal-acoustical protective shielding; and digital solutions that include active and passive system controls, as well as descriptive and predictive analytics. It serves vehicle manufacturers in the global light vehicle, medium/heavy vehicle, and off-highway markets, as well as the stationary industrial market. The company was formerly known as Dana Holding Corporation and changed its name to Dana Incorporated in August 2016. Dana Incorporated was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio.