Hesai Group Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HSAI) Receives Average Rating of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Hesai Group Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:HSAI) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, six have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $29.96.

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HSAI shares. Weiss Ratings cut Hesai Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Hesai Group in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Hesai Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th.

Hesai Group News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Hesai Group this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Hesai reported strong Q1 2026 operating momentum, with revenue of RMB680.6 million (US$98.7 million), 471,723 lidar shipments, and net income of RMB18.3 million (US$2.7 million), showing the company is still scaling quickly. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it is a strategic lidar partner and confirmed supplier for Mercedes-Benz L3-enabled models, which supports the long-term demand outlook and validates Hesai’s technology in premium automotive applications. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Management and transcript coverage indicate demand remains solid and shipments are expected to keep growing through 2026, but investors are waiting for more detail on the company’s Q2 outlook and execution. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Hesai’s move into physical AI could create additional long-term revenue opportunities beyond lidar, but this is still an early-stage growth story and not yet a near-term financial driver. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Shares fell on concern that gross margin declined in Q1 and revenue growth is not keeping pace with shipment growth, suggesting a mix shift toward cheaper, lower-margin products is pressuring profitability. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Investors may also be disappointed that earnings expansion is being slowed by the lower-margin product mix, which could keep sentiment cautious even with strong unit growth. Article Title

Hesai Group Trading Up 1.1%

HSAI opened at $20.25 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.02 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $22.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.03. Hesai Group has a one year low of $14.69 and a one year high of $30.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 3.38 and a current ratio of 3.73.

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported $0.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $98.71 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $96.50 million. Hesai Group had a return on equity of 6.39% and a net margin of 14.75%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Hesai Group will post 0.65 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Hesai Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hesai Group by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 15,929 shares of the company’s stock valued at $357,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hesai Group by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Main Management ETF Advisors LLC now owns 50,112 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,123,000 after purchasing an additional 512 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hesai Group by 45.3% in the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 2,325 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 725 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in shares of Hesai Group by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $119,000 after purchasing an additional 726 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Hesai Group by 37.4% in the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 2,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 746 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 48.53% of the company’s stock.

About Hesai Group

Hesai Group is a technology company specializing in the development and production of advanced LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensors and perception software platforms for autonomous vehicles, robotics, industrial automation and mapping applications. The company’s core business centers on delivering high-performance, high-reliability LiDAR solutions designed to enable precise three-dimensional sensing and real-time environment perception. Hesai’s product lineup spans mechanical rotating LiDAR units, solid-state and MEMS-based sensors, as well as integrated software stacks for object detection, tracking and data fusion.

Founded in 2014 by a team of laser sensing and robotics researchers, Hesai built its reputation on improving range, resolution and reliability of LiDAR systems while driving down cost and size.