Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Astrotech (NASDAQ:ASTC – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrotech has a beta of 4.88, indicating that its share price is 388% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Hesai Group and Astrotech”s top-line 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 | 5.60 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 42.22 |
| Astrotech | $1.05 million | 14.31 | -$13.85 million | ($8.41) | -0.85 |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Astrotech. Astrotech is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Hesai Group and Astrotech, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Astrotech | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Hesai Group presently has a consensus target price of $29.75, suggesting a potential upside of 71.87%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Astrotech.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Astrotech’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hesai Group | 14.77% | 5.52% | 4.47% |
| Astrotech | -1,397.82% | -81.85% | -65.46% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Astrotech shares are held by institutional investors. 16.8% of Astrotech shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hesai Group beats Astrotech on 12 of the 15 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 Astrotech
Astrotech Corporation operates as a mass spectrometry company worldwide. It owns and licenses the intellectual property related to the Astrotech Mass Spectrometer Technology, a platform mass spectrometry technology. The company also develops TRACER 1000, a mass spectrometer-based explosive trace detector to replace the explosives trace detectors used at airports, cargo and other secured facilities, and borders. In addition, it develops AgLAB-1000, a mass spectrometer for use in the hemp and cannabis market. Further, the company develops BreathTest-1000, a breath analysis tool to screen for volatile organic compound metabolites found in a person's breath. The company was formerly known as SPACEHAB, Inc. and changed its name to Astrotech Corporation in 2009. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is based in Austin, Texas.
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