Critical Survey: Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) & Uni-Select (OTCMKTS:UNIEF)

Uni-Select (OTCMKTS:UNIEF) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Uni-Select and Hesai Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uni-Select	N/A	N/A	N/A	$2.20	16.33
Hesai Group	$432.94 million	5.46	$62.33 million	$0.44	38.41

Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Select. Uni-Select is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

73.0% of Uni-Select shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Uni-Select and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uni-Select	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hesai Group	14.75%	6.03%	4.77%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Uni-Select and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uni-Select	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hesai Group	0	1	4	1	3.00

Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 86.39%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Summary

Hesai Group beats Uni-Select on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uni-Select

Uni-Select Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes automotive refinish, and industrial coatings and related products in North America. It operates through FinishMaster U.S., Canadian Automotive Group, and GSF Car Parts U.K. segments. The company engages in the distribution of automotive aftermarket parts in Canada; and distribution of automotive original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket parts in the United Kingdom. It operates distribution centers and corporate stores under the BUMPER TO BUMPER, AUTO PARTS PLUS, and FINISHMASTER names. Uni-Select Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Boucherville, Canada.

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.