Hesai Group (HSAI) Competitors

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and SPX Technologies (NYSE:SPXC) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HSAI or SPXC?

SPX Technologies received 441 more outperform votes than Hesai Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Hesai Group an outperform vote while only 59.18% of users gave SPX Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hesai Group	Outperform Votes 7 77.78%	Underperform Votes 2 22.22%
SPX Technologies	Outperform Votes 448 59.18%	Underperform Votes 309 40.82%

Does the media favor HSAI or SPXC?

In the previous week, Hesai Group had 2 more articles in the media than SPX Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Hesai Group and 8 mentions for SPX Technologies. SPX Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Hesai Group's score of 1.09 indicating that SPX Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hesai Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SPX Technologies	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, HSAI or SPXC?

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SPX Technologies has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer HSAI or SPXC?

Hesai Group presently has a consensus price target of $22.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.70%. SPX Technologies has a consensus price target of $174.75, indicating a potential upside of 29.44%. Given Hesai Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SPX Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is HSAI or SPXC more profitable?

SPX Technologies has a net margin of 9.11% compared to Hesai Group's net margin of -20.31%. SPX Technologies' return on equity of 19.70% beat Hesai Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	-20.31%	-6.79%	-4.58%
SPX Technologies	9.11%	19.70%	9.23%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HSAI or SPXC?

SPX Technologies has lower revenue, but higher 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	$2.08B	1.10	-$67.04M	-$0.13	-134.19
SPX Technologies	$1.98B	3.18	$89.90M	$4.25	31.77

Summary

SPX Technologies beats Hesai Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.