Hesai Group (HSAI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ESAB or HSAI?

In the previous week, ESAB had 5 more articles in the media than Hesai Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ESAB and 6 mentions for Hesai Group. ESAB's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Hesai Group's score of 0.52 indicating that ESAB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ESAB	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hesai Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

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

Do analysts rate ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB presently has a consensus target price of $135.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.20%. Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $22.80, suggesting a potential upside of 81.10%. Given Hesai Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than ESAB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ESAB	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Hesai Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	2.50	$205.29M	$4.32	26.14
Hesai Group	$2.08B	0.77	-$67.04M	-$0.13	-96.85

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESAB or HSAI?

ESAB received 17 more outperform votes than Hesai Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Hesai Group an outperform vote while only 47.06% of users gave ESAB an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ESAB	Outperform Votes 24 47.06%	Underperform Votes 27 52.94%
Hesai Group	Outperform Votes 7 77.78%	Underperform Votes 2 22.22%

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%

Summary

ESAB beats Hesai Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.