Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Benchmark Electronics (NYSE:BHE – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.3% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Benchmark Electronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Hesai Group and Benchmark Electronics, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Benchmark Electronics | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hesai Group and Benchmark Electronics”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 | 5.18 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 39.05 |
| Benchmark Electronics | $2.66 billion | 1.10 | $24.85 million | $1.47 | 55.49 |
Hesai Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Benchmark Electronics. Hesai Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Benchmark Electronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Benchmark Electronics has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Benchmark Electronics’ 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% |
| Benchmark Electronics | 1.89% | 7.28% | 3.81% |
Summary
Hesai Group beats Benchmark Electronics on 8 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 Benchmark Electronics
Benchmark Electronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, offers product design, engineering services, technology solutions, and manufacturing services in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The company provides engineering services and technology solutions, including new product design, prototype, testing, and related engineering services; and custom testing and technology solutions, as well as automation equipment design and build services. It also offers electronics manufacturing and testing services, such as printed circuit board assembly and test solutions, assembly of subsystems, circuitry and functionality testing of printed assemblies, environmental and stress testing, and component reliability testing; component engineering services; manufacturing defect analysis, in-circuit testing, functional testing, and life cycle testing services, as well as environmental stress tests of assemblies of boards or systems; and failure analysis. In addition, the company provides precision machining and electromechanical assembly services; and subsystem and system integration services, including assembly, configuration, and testing for various industries. Further, it provides value-added support systems; supply chain management solutions; direct order fulfillment; and aftermarket non-warranty services, including repair, replacement, refurbishment, remanufacturing, exchange, systems upgrade, and spare parts manufacturing throughout a product’s life cycle. The company serves original equipment manufacturers in the aerospace and defense, medical technologies, complex industrials, semiconductor capital equipment, telecommunications, and advanced computing industries. It markets its services and solutions primarily through a direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Electronics, Inc. Benchmark Electronics, Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
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