Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
Volatility and Risk
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiSensor AI has a beta of -0.23, meaning that its share price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 50.8% of MultiSensor AI shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hesai Group | $432.94 million | 5.33 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 40.22 |
| MultiSensor AI | $6.27 million | 1.67 | -$11.71 million | ($5.62) | -0.85 |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than MultiSensor AI. MultiSensor AI 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 Hesai Group and MultiSensor AI’s 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% |
| MultiSensor AI | -141.70% | -36.08% | -31.31% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hesai Group and MultiSensor AI, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| MultiSensor AI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Hesai Group presently has a consensus target price of $29.75, suggesting a potential upside of 80.41%. MultiSensor AI has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2,423.66%. Given MultiSensor AI’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MultiSensor AI is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Summary
Hesai Group beats MultiSensor AI on 11 of the 14 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 MultiSensor AI
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes multi-sensor systems for thermographic and other use in various industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers sensor devices ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. It also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers operating in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility, and oil and gas sectors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.
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