Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) versus Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) Critical Analysis

Mingteng International (NASDAQ:MTEN) 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 profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mingteng International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hesai Group	4.00%	3.11%	2.14%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Mingteng International and Hesai Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mingteng International	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hesai Group	0	0	5	1	3.17

Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $32.26, suggesting a potential upside of 14.19%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Mingteng International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mingteng International and Hesai Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mingteng International	$10.12 million	4.19	-$5.68 million	N/A	N/A
Hesai Group	$284.57 million	13.02	-$14.02 million	$0.09	313.89

Mingteng International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hesai Group.

Volatility & Risk

Mingteng International has a beta of -1.86, meaning that its share price is 286% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hesai Group beats Mingteng International on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mingteng International

Mingteng International Corporation Inc. engages in the design, development, production, assembly, testing, repair, and after-sale service of molds in the People's Republic of China. It offers casting molds for turbocharger systems, braking systems, steering and differential systems, and other automotive system parts. The company also produces molds for new energy electric vehicle motor drive systems, battery pack systems, and engineering hydraulic components. It serves automobile, construction machinery, and other manufacturing industries. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Wuxi, China.

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.