Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Volatility and Risk
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mingteng International has a beta of -2.49, indicating that its stock price is 349% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hesai Group and Mingteng International, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Mingteng International | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hesai Group and Mingteng International”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hesai Group | $2.49 billion | 1.44 | -$14.02 million | $0.09 | 303.89 |
| Mingteng International | $10.12 million | 3.39 | -$5.68 million | N/A | N/A |
Mingteng International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hesai Group.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Mingteng International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hesai Group | 4.00% | 3.11% | 2.14% |
| Mingteng International | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Hesai Group beats Mingteng International on 10 of the 12 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 Mingteng International
Mingteng International Corporation Inc. engages in the design, development, production, assembly, testing, repair, and after-sale service of molds in the People's Republic of China. It offers casting molds for turbocharger systems, braking systems, steering and differential systems, and other automotive system parts. The company also produces molds for new energy electric vehicle motor drive systems, battery pack systems, and engineering hydraulic components. It serves automobile, construction machinery, and other manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wuxi, China.
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