Ouster (NYSE:OUST – Get Rating) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Rating) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Ouster and Hesai Group's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Get Ouster alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ouster | $41.03 million | 3.83 | -$138.56 million | ($0.78) | -0.52 |
| Hesai Group | $174.37 million | 8.96 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ouster.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Ouster and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ouster | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Ouster presently has a consensus price target of $2.09, indicating a potential upside of 414.94%. Hesai Group has a consensus price target of $29.50, indicating a potential upside of 137.14%. Given Ouster's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ouster is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Profitability
This table compares Ouster and Hesai Group's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ouster | -337.71% | -65.59% | -50.53% |
| Hesai Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
28.8% of Ouster shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Ouster shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hesai Group beats Ouster on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ouster
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Ouster, Inc. designs and manufactures high-resolution digital lidar sensors and enabling software that offers 3D vision to machinery, vehicles, robots, and fixed infrastructure assets. Its product portfolio includes OS, a scanning sensor and DF, a true solid-state flash sensor. The company is based in San Francisco, California.
About Hesai Group
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Hesai Group engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of three-dimensional light detection and ranging solutions, through its subsidiaries. Its LiDAR products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles. Hesai Group is based in Shanghai, China.
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