Cemtrex (NASDAQ:CETX – Get Free Report) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Cemtrex and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Cemtrex | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 78.98%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Cemtrex.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Cemtrex | $71.17 million | 0.04 | -$28.11 million | ($81.19) | -0.02 |
| Hesai Group | $3.34 billion | 0.55 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 32.02 |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cemtrex. Cemtrex is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
2.0% of Cemtrex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Cemtrex and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Cemtrex | -38.59% | -129.15% | -45.98% |
| Hesai Group | 14.77% | 5.52% | 4.47% |
Risk & Volatility
Cemtrex has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hesai Group beats Cemtrex on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Cemtrex
Cemtrex, Inc. engages in the provision of solutions in the technology industry. It operates through the following segments: Security, Industrial Services, and Cemtrex Corporate. The Security segment provides end-to-end security solutions to meet corporate, industrial, and governmental security challenges. The Industrial Services segment offers single-source expertise and services for rigging, millwrighting, in plant maintenance, equipment erection, relocation, and disassembly to diversified customers. The Cemtrex Corporate segment refers to the holding company of the other two segments. The company was founded on April 27, 1998 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, NY.
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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