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Should you buy AEye stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares AEye with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with AEye include Holley (HLLY), NWTN (NWTN), Strattec Security (STRT), Niu Technologies (NIU), and Motorcar Parts of America (MPAA). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

How does AEye compare to Holley?

Holley (NYSE:HLLY) and AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Holley has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AEye has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the broader market.

Holley has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. AEye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Holley, 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
Holley	$613.51M	0.49	$19.17M	$0.19	12.98
AEye	$230K	354.91	-$33.96M	-$1.13	N/A

39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Holley shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, AEye had 6 more articles in the media than Holley. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AEye and 1 mentions for Holley. Holley's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat AEye's score of -0.16 indicating that Holley is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Holley	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AEye	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Holley presently has a consensus target price of $4.90, suggesting a potential upside of 98.70%. AEye has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 163.89%. Given AEye's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AEye is more favorable than Holley.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Holley	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
AEye	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Holley has a net margin of 3.89% compared to AEye's net margin of -12,698.89%. Holley's return on equity of 5.46% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Holley	3.89%	5.46%	2.09%
AEye	-12,698.89%	-49.42%	-42.66%

Summary

Holley beats AEye on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AEye compare to Robo.ai?

Robo.ai (NASDAQ:AIIO) and AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

AEye has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 163.89%. Given AEye's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AEye is more favorable than Robo.ai.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Robo.ai	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
AEye	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Robo.ai had 3 more articles in the media than AEye. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Robo.ai and 7 mentions for AEye. Robo.ai's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat AEye's score of -0.16 indicating that Robo.ai is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Robo.ai	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AEye	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

AEye has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Robo.ai.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Robo.ai	$950K	82.70	-$167.34M	N/A	N/A
AEye	$230K	354.91	-$33.96M	-$1.13	N/A

Robo.ai has a net margin of 0.00% compared to AEye's net margin of -12,698.89%. Robo.ai's return on equity of 0.00% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Robo.ai	N/A	N/A	N/A
AEye	-12,698.89%	-49.42%	-42.66%

0.2% of Robo.ai shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of AEye shares are held by institutional investors. 46.1% of Robo.ai shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of AEye shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Robo.ai has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AEye has a beta of 2.8, indicating that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Robo.ai and AEye tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AEye compare to Strattec Security?

AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) and Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) are both small-cap automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

AEye currently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 163.89%. Given AEye's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AEye is more favorable than Strattec Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEye	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Strattec Security	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

21.6% of AEye shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Strattec Security shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Strattec Security had 4 more articles in the media than AEye. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Strattec Security and 7 mentions for AEye. Strattec Security's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat AEye's score of -0.16 indicating that Strattec Security is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AEye	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Strattec Security	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

AEye has a beta of 2.8, indicating that its share price is 180% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Strattec Security has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Strattec Security has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. AEye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strattec Security, 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
AEye	$230K	354.91	-$33.96M	-$1.13	N/A
Strattec Security	$565.07M	0.50	$18.68M	$6.06	11.10

Strattec Security has a net margin of 4.31% compared to AEye's net margin of -12,698.89%. Strattec Security's return on equity of 11.00% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEye	-12,698.89%	-49.42%	-42.66%
Strattec Security	4.31%	11.00%	7.22%

Summary

Strattec Security beats AEye on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AEye compare to Niu Technologies?

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, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AEye	$230K	354.91	-$33.96M	-$1.13	N/A
Niu Technologies	$616.02M	0.31	-$5.63M	-$0.08	N/A

AEye has a beta of 2.8, indicating that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Niu Technologies has a beta of -0.07, indicating that its stock price is 107% less volatile than the broader market.

AEye presently has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 163.89%. Niu Technologies has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.28%. Given AEye's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AEye is more favorable than Niu Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEye	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Niu Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

In the previous week, Niu Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than AEye. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Niu Technologies and 7 mentions for AEye. Niu Technologies' average media sentiment score of -0.14 beat AEye's score of -0.16 indicating that Niu Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AEye	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Niu Technologies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Niu Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Niu Technologies has a net margin of -2.17% compared to AEye's net margin of -12,698.89%. Niu Technologies' return on equity of -10.59% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEye	-12,698.89%	-49.42%	-42.66%
Niu Technologies	-2.17%	-10.59%	-3.14%

Summary

Niu Technologies beats AEye on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does AEye compare to Motorcar Parts of America?

AEye (NASDAQ:LIDR) and Motorcar Parts of America (NASDAQ:MPAA) 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 profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

AEye has a beta of 2.8, meaning that its stock price is 180% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Motorcar Parts of America has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

21.6% of AEye shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Motorcar Parts of America shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of AEye shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Motorcar Parts of America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Motorcar Parts of America has a net margin of 0.25% compared to AEye's net margin of -12,698.89%. Motorcar Parts of America's return on equity of 3.68% beat AEye's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AEye	-12,698.89%	-49.42%	-42.66%
Motorcar Parts of America	0.25%	3.68%	0.97%

AEye presently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 163.89%. Motorcar Parts of America has a consensus price target of $19.00, indicating a potential upside of 81.30%. Given AEye's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AEye is more favorable than Motorcar Parts of America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AEye	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Motorcar Parts of America	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Motorcar Parts of America has higher revenue and earnings than AEye. AEye is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Motorcar Parts of America, 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
AEye	$230K	354.91	-$33.96M	-$1.13	N/A
Motorcar Parts of America	$757.35M	0.27	-$19.47M	$0.09	116.44

In the previous week, AEye had 6 more articles in the media than Motorcar Parts of America. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AEye and 1 mentions for Motorcar Parts of America. Motorcar Parts of America's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat AEye's score of -0.16 indicating that Motorcar Parts of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AEye	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Motorcar Parts of America	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Motorcar Parts of America beats AEye on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

LIDR vs. The Competition

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Metric	AEye	INTERNET SOFTWARE Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$84.34M	$16.54B	$38.65B	$12.23B
Dividend Yield	N/A	4.90%	3.21%	5.32%
P/E Ratio	-1.59	62.77	167.09	25.05
Price / Sales	354.91	36.98	627.38	72.69
Price / Cash	N/A	67.68	46.83	54.25
Price / Book	1.10	8.95	10.09	6.83
Net Income	-$33.96M	$379.18M	$1.06B	$335.69M
7 Day Performance	-16.28%	0.67%	-0.56%	-2.03%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-0.66%	3.43%	-1.90%
1 Year Performance	153.59%	-8.14%	159.11%	27.36%

AEye Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LIDR AEye	1.9558 of 5 stars	$1.80 -3.2%	$4.75 +163.9%	+163.3%	$84.34M	$230K	N/A	100	Earnings Report Short Interest Increase
HLLY Holley	4.0857 of 5 stars	$2.73 +0.2%	$4.90 +79.8%	+23.1%	$329.57M	$607.80M	14.34	1,483	Gap Down
NWTN NWTN	N/A	$1.13 +31.4%	N/A	N/A	$289.11M	$12.00M	N/A	2	Gap Down High Trading Volume
STRT Strattec Security	2.8637 of 5 stars	$62.76 -2.2%	N/A	+42.1%	$262.34M	$565.07M	10.36	2,848	Analyst Downgrade
NIU Niu Technologies	2.2775 of 5 stars	$2.96 -1.3%	$3.50 +18.2%	-37.1%	$231.56M	$616.02M	N/A	700	Trending News Earnings Report

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AEye (LIDR) Competitors

LIDR vs. HLLY, NWTN, STRT, NIU, and MPAA

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AEye (LIDR) Competitors

LIDR vs. HLLY, NWTN, STRT, NIU, and MPAA

How does AEye compare to Holley?

Which has more risk and volatility, HLLY or LIDR?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HLLY or LIDR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HLLY or LIDR?

Does the media prefer HLLY or LIDR?

Do analysts prefer HLLY or LIDR?

Is HLLY or LIDR more profitable?

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How does AEye compare to Robo.ai?

Do analysts prefer AIIO or LIDR?

Does the media prefer AIIO or LIDR?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AIIO or LIDR?

Is AIIO or LIDR more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AIIO or LIDR?

Which has more risk & volatility, AIIO or LIDR?

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How does AEye compare to Strattec Security?

Do analysts rate LIDR or STRT?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LIDR or STRT?

Does the media favor LIDR or STRT?

Which has more risk and volatility, LIDR or STRT?

Which has better valuation and earnings, LIDR or STRT?

Is LIDR or STRT more profitable?

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How does AEye compare to Niu Technologies?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LIDR or NIU?

Which has more risk & volatility, LIDR or NIU?

Do analysts rate LIDR or NIU?

Does the media favor LIDR or NIU?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LIDR or NIU?

Is LIDR or NIU more profitable?

Summary

How does AEye compare to Motorcar Parts of America?

Which has more volatility and risk, LIDR or MPAA?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LIDR or MPAA?

Is LIDR or MPAA more profitable?

Do analysts recommend LIDR or MPAA?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LIDR or MPAA?

Does the media refer more to LIDR or MPAA?

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