Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM – Get Free Report) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Beam Global has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Beam Global and Hesai Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Beam Global | $49.34 million | 0.64 | -$11.28 million | ($1.91) | -0.87 |
| Hesai Group | $284.57 million | 10.86 | -$14.02 million | $0.42 | 56.10 |
Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hesai Group. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Beam Global and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Beam Global | -105.89% | -61.03% | -37.12% |
| Hesai Group | 15.70% | 8.04% | 5.94% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Beam Global and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Beam Global | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.11 |
Beam Global presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 141.69%. Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $30.80, suggesting a potential upside of 30.73%. Given Beam Global’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Hesai Group beats Beam Global on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Beam Global
Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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.
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