Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Evolv Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Hesai Group and Evolv Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Evolv Technologies | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
Hesai Group presently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 89.21%. Evolv Technologies has a consensus price target of $9.81, indicating a potential upside of 135.88%. Given Evolv Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hesai Group and Evolv Technologies”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hesai Group | $3.34 billion | 0.52 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 30.29 |
| Evolv Technologies | $145.90 million | 5.16 | -$33.14 million | ($0.03) | -138.67 |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Evolv Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hesai Group | 14.77% | 5.52% | 4.47% |
| Evolv Technologies | -3.05% | -4.53% | -1.72% |
Summary
Hesai Group beats Evolv Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Evolv Technologies
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based weapons detection for security screening in the United States and internationally. Its products include Evolv Express, a touchless security screening system designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and tactical knives; and Evolv Insights that provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance, and alarm statistics. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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