Hesai Group (HSAI) Competitors

ESAB (NYSE:ESAB) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer ESAB or HSAI?

In the previous week, ESAB and ESAB both had 8 articles in the media. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Hesai Group's score of 0.49 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ESAB	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hesai Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESAB or HSAI more profitable?

ESAB has a net margin of 9.66% compared to Hesai Group's net margin of -20.31%. ESAB's return on equity of 17.43% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ESAB	9.66%	17.43%	7.80%
Hesai Group	-20.31%	-6.79%	-4.58%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB has higher revenue and earnings than Hesai Group. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ESAB, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ESAB	$2.74B	2.70	$205.29M	$4.32	28.32
Hesai Group	$1.92B	1.15	-$67.04M	-$0.44	-39.61

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESAB or HSAI?

91.1% of ESAB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of ESAB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB presently has a consensus price target of $133.14, suggesting a potential upside of 8.84%. Hesai Group has a consensus price target of $16.70, suggesting a potential downside of 4.19%. Given ESAB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ESAB is more favorable than Hesai Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Hesai Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB received 17 more outperform votes than Hesai Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Hesai Group an outperform vote while only 44.90% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ESAB	Outperform Votes 22 44.90%	Underperform Votes 27 55.10%
Hesai Group	Outperform Votes 5 71.43%	Underperform Votes 2 28.57%

Summary

ESAB beats Hesai Group on 16 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.