AEye (LIDR) Competitors $2.88 -0.73 (-20.22%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.88 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 08/1/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LIDR vs. NIU, HYLN, HLLY, STRT, FFAI, MPAA, CHPT, FFIE, LAZR, and CAASShould you be buying AEye stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AEye include Niu Technologies (NIU), Hyliion (HYLN), Holley (HLLY), Strattec Security (STRT), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI), Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA), ChargePoint (CHPT), Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFIE), Luminar Technologies (LAZR), and China Automotive Systems (CAAS). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. AEye vs. Its Competitors Niu Technologies Hyliion Holley Strattec Security Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Motorcar Parts of America ChargePoint Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Luminar Technologies China Automotive Systems AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) and Niu Technologies (NASDAQ:NIU) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings. Is LIDR or NIU more profitable? Niu Technologies has a net margin of -5.10% compared to AEye's net margin of -14,635.59%. Niu Technologies' return on equity of -18.41% beat AEye's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AEye-14,635.59% -194.58% -111.21% Niu Technologies -5.10%-18.41%-6.63% Do analysts recommend LIDR or NIU? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AEye 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Niu Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor LIDR or NIU? In the previous week, AEye had 19 more articles in the media than Niu Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for AEye and 0 mentions for Niu Technologies. AEye's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Niu Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that AEye is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment AEye Neutral Niu Technologies Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, LIDR or NIU? AEye has a beta of 2.98, indicating that its share price is 198% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.35, indicating that its share price is 135% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LIDR or NIU? 21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, LIDR or NIU? Niu Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. Niu Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AEye, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAEye$200K276.91-$35.46M-$2.88-1.00Niu Technologies$450.49M0.61-$26.47M-$0.31-11.32 SummaryAEye and Niu Technologies tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AEye News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIDR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LIDR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LIDR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAEyeINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$69.43M$19.20B$29.03B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A2.95%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-1.0085.9248.1723.83Price / Sales276.91154.471,545.8466.13Price / CashN/A92.4138.0757.96Price / Book2.628.088.435.54Net Income-$35.46M$341.62M$782.80M$259.28M7 Day Performance-34.99%-6.56%3.33%-4.67%1 Month Performance199.84%0.43%-0.17%4.37%1 Year Performance116.54%56.28%52,721.68%17.91% AEye Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIDRAEye0.6004 of 5 stars$2.88-20.2%N/A+113.3%$69.43M$200K-1.00100News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeGap DownNIUNiu Technologies1.0559 of 5 stars$3.67-1.1%N/A+80.9%$285.97M$450.49M-11.84700Gap DownHYLNHyliion1.5699 of 5 stars$1.61-1.5%$2.00+24.6%-29.6%$282.33M$2.00M-4.36250Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHLLYHolley3.5522 of 5 stars$2.29-0.4%$3.85+68.1%-46.9%$275.21M$596.63M-10.901,520News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTRTStrattec Security1.537 of 5 stars$65.40+1.1%N/A+152.6%$272.31M$537.77M13.193,365News CoveragePositive NewsFFAIFaraday Future Intelligent ElectricN/A$2.67-0.7%N/AN/A$260.65M$853K0.00740Options VolumeGap UpMPAAMotorcar Parts of America2.3223 of 5 stars$11.89-1.3%$14.00+17.8%+66.9%$228.71M$757.35M-11.775,700News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCHPTChargePoint1.8491 of 5 stars$9.32-5.9%$1.39-85.0%-76.2%$216.04M$407.68M-15.721,395News CoverageStock SplitAnalyst RevisionGap DownFFIEFaraday Future Intelligent ElectricN/A$2.69-7.6%N/A-82.7%$196.22M$537K0.00740Gap UpLAZRLuminar Technologies2.3139 of 5 stars$3.41+2.6%$53.86+1,481.7%-87.7%$159.15M$73.31M-0.52500News CoverageCAASChina Automotive Systems1.8743 of 5 stars$4.32+2.4%N/A+8.7%$130.34M$678.64M4.504,370News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Niu Technologies Competitors Hyliion Competitors Holley Competitors Strattec Security Competitors Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Competitors Motorcar Parts of America Competitors ChargePoint Competitors Faraday Future Intelligent Electric Competitors Luminar Technologies Competitors China Automotive Systems Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LIDR) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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