Head to Head Contrast: Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) & Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM)

Beam Global (NASDAQ:BEEM) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Beam Global and Hesai Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Beam Global	$27.67 million	1.17	-$11.28 million	($1.91)	-0.89
Hesai Group	$284.57 million	9.62	-$14.02 million	$0.42	49.71

Beam Global has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hesai Group. Beam Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Beam Global has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Beam Global and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Beam Global	-105.89%	-61.03%	-37.12%
Hesai Group	15.70%	8.04%	5.94%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

26.6% of Beam Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Beam Global shares are held by company 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Beam Global and Hesai Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Beam Global	1	1	3	0	2.40
Hesai Group	0	1	6	2	3.11

Beam Global currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 135.29%. Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $30.80, suggesting a potential upside of 47.51%. Given Beam Global’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Beam Global is more favorable than Hesai Group.

Summary

Hesai Group beats Beam Global on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Beam Global

Beam Global, a clean-technology innovation company, engages in the design, development, engineering, manufacture, and sale of renewably energized infrastructure products and battery solutions. Its product portfolio includes EV ARC (electric vehicle autonomous renewable charger), an infrastructure product that uses integrated solar power and battery storage to provide a mounting asset and a source of power for factory installed electric vehicle charging stations; Solar Tree DCFC, an off-grid, renewably energized, and single-column mounted smart generation and energy storage system to provide a 150kW DC fast charge to one or more electric vehicles, such as electric buses, heavy-duty vehicles, agricultural equipment, public transportation, and electric vehicles used in the construction industry; and EV ARC DCFC, a DC fast charging system for charging EVs. The company is also involved in the development of EV-Standard, a lamp standard, EV charging, and emergency power product that uses an existing streetlamp's foundation and a combination of solar, wind, grid connection, and onboard energy storage to provide curbside charging; and UAV ARC, an off-grid and renewably energized product and network used to charge aerial drone (UAV) fleets. It offers its solutions for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, energy storage, energy security, disaster preparedness, street lighting, telecommunications, energy infrastructure, and outdoor media and branding industries. The company was formerly known as Envision Solar International, Inc. and changed its name to Beam Global in September 2020. Beam Global was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

About Hesai Group

Hesai Group, through with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of three-dimensional light detection and ranging solutions (LiDAR). Its LiDAR products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems; autonomous passenger and freight mobility services; and other applications, such as delivery robots, street sweeping robots, and logistics robots in restricted areas. Hesai Group was founded in 2014 and is based in Shanghai, China.