Hesai Group (HSAI) Competitors

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both mid-cap machinery companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to HSAI or SPXC?

In the previous week, SPX Technologies had 8 more articles in the media than Hesai Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SPX Technologies and 3 mentions for Hesai Group. Hesai Group's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat SPX Technologies' score of 1.00 indicating that Hesai Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hesai Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
SPX Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, HSAI or SPXC?

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HSAI or SPXC more profitable?

SPX Technologies has a net margin of 10.27% compared to Hesai Group's net margin of -0.72%. SPX Technologies' return on equity of 19.59% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	-0.72%	1.00%	0.68%
SPX Technologies	10.27%	19.59%	9.36%

Do analysts rate HSAI or SPXC?

Hesai Group currently has a consensus target price of $27.18, suggesting a potential upside of 19.24%. SPX Technologies has a consensus target price of $195.20, suggesting a potential upside of 2.17%. Given Hesai Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than SPX Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hesai Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
SPX Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HSAI or SPXC?

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.8% of SPX Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of SPX Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HSAI or SPXC?

SPX Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Hesai Group. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SPX Technologies, 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
Hesai Group	$284.57M	10.50	-$14.02M	-$0.03	-759.67
SPX Technologies	$1.98B	4.50	$200.50M	$4.45	42.94

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Hesai Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.