Symbotic (NASDAQ:SYM – Get Rating) and Taylor Devices (NASDAQ:TAYD – Get Rating) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Symbotic and Taylor Devices' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Symbotic and Taylor Devices, as provided by MarketBeat.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.2% of Symbotic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Taylor Devices shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Symbotic has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taylor Devices has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Symbotic and Taylor Devices' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Taylor Devices has higher revenue and earnings than Symbotic.

Summary

Taylor Devices beats Symbotic on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Symbotic

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Symbotic Inc., an automation technology company, provides robotics and technology to improve efficiency for retailers and wholesalers in the United States. It offers The Symbotic System, a full-service warehouse automation system that reduces costs, improves efficiency, and maximizes inventory. The company is based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

About Taylor Devices

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Taylor Devices, Inc. engages in design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in machinery, equipment, and structures in North America, Asia, and internationally. Its products include seismic dampers that are designed to mitigate the effects of earthquakes on structures; Fluidicshoks, which are compact shock absorbers primarily used in defense, aerospace, and commercial industries; and crane and industrial buffers, which are larger versions of the Fluidicshoks for industrial application on cranes and crane trolleys, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys, and car stops. The company's products also comprise self-adjusting shock absorbers that include versions of Fluidicshoks, and crane and industrial buffers, which automatically adjust to various impact conditions and are designed for high cycle application primarily in the heavy industry; liquid die springs that are used as component parts of machinery and equipment used in the manufacture of tools and dies; vibration dampers, which are primarily used by aerospace and defense industries to control the response of electronics and optical systems subjected to air, ship, or spacecraft vibration; machined springs used in the aerospace applications; and custom actuators for special aerospace and defense applications. It markets its products through a network of sales representatives and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1955 and is headquartered in North Tonawanda, New York.

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