Holley (NYSE:HLLY) & Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) Head to Head Comparison

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hesai Group	15.70%	8.04%	5.94%
Holley	-4.16%	6.75%	2.53%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hesai Group and Holley”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hesai Group	$284.57 million	10.34	-$14.02 million	$0.42	53.41
Holley	$602.22 million	0.85	-$23.24 million	($0.22)	-19.25

Hesai Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Holley. Holley 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 breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Hesai Group and Holley, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hesai Group	0	1	6	2	3.11
Holley	1	1	5	0	2.57

Hesai Group currently has a consensus target price of $30.80, indicating a potential upside of 37.31%. Holley has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Holley.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.7% of Holley shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Holley shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Hesai Group has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Holley has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hesai Group beats Holley 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 Holley

Holley Inc. operates as designer, manufacturer, and marketer of automotive aftermarket products for car and truck enthusiasts in the United States, Canada, Europe, and China. Its products span various automotive platforms and sells across multiple channels. The company's performance automotive products include carburetors, fuel pumps, fuel injection systems, nitrous oxide injection systems, superchargers, exhaust headers, mufflers, distributors, ignition components, engine tuners, automotive performance plumbing products; and exhaust products, as well as shifters, converters, transmission kits, transmissions, tuners, and automotive software. It also offers brakes and brake systems, vehicle restoration parts, helmets, head and neck restraints, seat belts, fire suits, and electronic control and monitoring systems. The company sells its products under the Holley, Holley EFI, MSD, Simpson, Powerteq, Accel, and Flowmaster through DTC, E-tailer, warehouse distributor, traditional retailer, and jobber/ installer channels. Holley Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky.