Contrasting China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI)

Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) and China Yuchai International (NYSE:CYD) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Hesai Group and China Yuchai International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hesai Group	$432.94 million	6.11	$62.33 million	$0.44	42.95
China Yuchai International	$24.66 billion	0.09	$77.63 million	N/A	N/A

China Yuchai International has higher revenue and earnings than Hesai Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Hesai Group and China Yuchai International, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hesai Group	0	1	6	1	3.00
China Yuchai International	0	1	0	2	3.33

Hesai Group presently has a consensus target price of $29.96, suggesting a potential upside of 58.52%. China Yuchai International has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. Given Hesai Group’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than China Yuchai International.

Risk and Volatility

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Yuchai International has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	14.75%	6.03%	4.77%
China Yuchai International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Hesai Group beats China Yuchai International on 8 of the 12 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 China Yuchai International

China Yuchai International Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures, assembles, and sells diesel and natural gas engines for trucks, buses and passenger vehicles, marine, industrial, construction, agriculture, and generator set applications in the People’s Republic of China and internationally. It operates through two segments, Yuchai and HLGE. The Yuchai segment manufactures on- and off-road powertrain solutions and applications. The HLGE is engaged in hospitality and property development activities. The company provides diesel engines comprising 4- and 6-cylinder diesel engines, high horsepower marine diesel engines, and power generator engines; natural gas engines, methanol combustion engines, diesel power generators, diesel engine parts, and remanufacturing services; as well as plug in hybrid engines, range extenders, power generation powertrains, hybrid powertrains, integrated electric drive axel powertrains, and fuel cell systems. It also offers maintenance and retrofitting services. It distributes its engines directly to auto original equipment manufacturers, agents, and retailers. The company was founded in 1951 and is based in Singapore.