SES AI (NYSE:SES) & Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF) Critical Survey

Sense Technologies (OTCMKTS:SNSGF) and SES AI (NYSE:SES) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

29.8% of SES AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of SES AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sense Technologies and SES AI, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sense Technologies	0	0	0	0	0.00
SES AI	1	0	1	0	2.00

SES AI has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.92%. Given SES AI’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SES AI is more favorable than Sense Technologies.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sense Technologies and SES AI”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SES AI	$2.04 million	454.10	-$100.18 million	($0.28)	-9.05

Sense Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SES AI.

Profitability

This table compares Sense Technologies and SES AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sense Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
SES AI	-490.03%	-34.07%	-29.33%

Summary

SES AI beats Sense Technologies on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sense Technologies

Sense Technologies, Inc. develops and markets automotive safety devices that enhance driver awareness of people or obstacles located in vehicle blind spots in the United States. It offers Guardian Alert Doppler awareness system, which warns vehicle drivers of the presence of people or obstacles in blind spots that exist behind their vehicles when backing up. The company markets its Guardian Alert product primarily to automobile and truck dealers, fleet operators, and other after-market automotive industry participants. It also offers ScopeOut, a system of specially designed mirrors that are placed at specific points on automobiles, trucks, sport utility vehicles, or commercial vehicles to provide drivers a complete view behind the vehicle. The company markets its ScopeOut product to department stores and other retailers as an after-market automotive safety product, as well as sells online at sensetech.com. The company was formerly known as Graham Gold Mining Corporation and changed its name to Sense Technologies, Inc. in October 1997. Sense Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Grand Island, Nebraska.

About SES AI

SES AI Corporation engages in the development and production of high-performance Lithium-metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, electric vehicle take-off and landing, and other applications. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.