Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by institutional investors. 41.3% of Richtech Robotics shares are held by 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hesai Group and Richtech Robotics, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Richtech Robotics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics has a beta of -7.94, suggesting that its share price is 894% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Hesai Group and Richtech Robotics”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hesai Group | $2.08 billion | 1.27 | -$67.04 million | ($0.13) | -159.62 |
| Richtech Robotics | $4.39 million | 54.35 | -$8.14 million | ($0.13) | -16.38 |
Richtech Robotics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hesai Group. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Richtech Robotics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Richtech Robotics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hesai Group | -20.31% | -6.79% | -4.58% |
| Richtech Robotics | -203.60% | -32.24% | -29.63% |
Summary
Hesai Group beats Richtech Robotics on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Richtech Robotics
Richtech Robotics Inc. develops, manufactures, deploys, and sells robotic solutions for automation in the service industry. The company offers indoor transport and delivery, sanitation, and food and beverage automation solutions, such as ADAM and ARM worker robots; delivery robots, including Matradee, Matradee X, Matradee L, Richie, and Robbie; and cleaning robots comprising DUST-E SX, and DUST-E MX, as well as accessories, such as bus tubs, cup holders, magnetic tray cases, smartwatches, table location systems, and tray covers. It primarily serves restaurants, hotels, casinos, senior living centers, factories, and retail centers, as well as hospitals, and movie theaters. The company was formerly known as Richtech Creative Displays LLC and changed its name to Richtech Robotics Inc. on June 22, 2022. Richtech Robotics Inc. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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