Comparing Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) & Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR)

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and Richtech Robotics (NASDAQ:RR) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hesai Group	$264.37 million	8.89	-$67.04 million	($0.44)	-42.06
Richtech Robotics	$4.24 million	65.27	-$8.14 million	N/A	N/A

Richtech Robotics has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hesai Group.

Analyst Ratings

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	1	0	2.50
Richtech Robotics	0	0	0	0	0.00

Hesai Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.70, indicating a potential downside of 9.75%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Richtech Robotics.

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	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.3% of Richtech Robotics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Richtech Robotics has a beta of -9.76, suggesting that its share price is 1,076% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.