Analyzing Service Team (OTCMKTS:SVTE) & Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI)

Service Team (OTCMKTS:SVTE) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Service Team and Hesai Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hesai Group	$284.57 million	11.85	-$14.02 million	$0.42	57.36

Service Team has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hesai Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.5% of Hesai Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Service Team shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Service Team	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hesai Group	15.70%	8.04%	5.94%

Volatility & Risk

Service Team has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Service Team and Hesai Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Service Team	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hesai Group	0	1	5	2	3.13

Hesai Group has a consensus price target of $30.80, indicating a potential upside of 27.85%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Service Team.

Summary

Hesai Group beats Service Team on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Service Team

Service Team Inc. manufactures, maintains, and repairs truck bodies in the United States. It manufactures truck bodies that are attached to a truck chassis; and other products used by the trucking industry. The vans are available for hauling dry freight or refrigerated freight. It serves auto dealers and users of trucks, such as dairies, food distributors, and local delivery. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Villa Park, California.

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.