Comparing Hesai Group (HSAI) & Its Rivals

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) is one of 21 public companies in the “General industrial machinery,” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Hesai Group to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

15.0% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.5% of shares of all “General industrial machinery,” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Hesai Group and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hesai Group	$1.72 billion	-$43.61 million	-18.28
Hesai Group Competitors	$932.61 million	$14.26 million	-0.70

Hesai Group has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Hesai Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hesai Group	0	1	3	0	2.75
Hesai Group Competitors	88	209	307	7	2.38

Hesai Group presently has a consensus target price of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 198.89%. As a group, “General industrial machinery,” companies have a potential upside of 20.10%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Hesai Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	-27.33%	-21.55%	-9.74%
Hesai Group Competitors	-213.93%	-107.51%	-33.73%

Summary

Hesai Group beats its rivals on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Hesai Group

Hesai Group, through with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of three-dimensional light detection and ranging solutions (LiDAR). Its LiDAR products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems; autonomous passenger and freight mobility services; and other applications, such as delivery robots, street sweeping robots, and logistics robots in restricted areas. Hesai Group was founded in 2014 and is based in Shanghai, China.