Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) and Custom Truck One Source (NYSE:CTOS – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Hesai Group and Custom Truck One Source’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hesai Group | 14.75% | 6.03% | 4.77% |
| Custom Truck One Source | -0.88% | -2.18% | -0.49% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Hesai Group and Custom Truck One Source, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Custom Truck One Source | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.29 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.1% of Custom Truck One Source shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Custom Truck One Source shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Hesai Group and Custom Truck One Source”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hesai Group | $432.94 million | 5.46 | $62.33 million | $0.44 | 38.39 |
| Custom Truck One Source | $1.94 billion | 1.32 | -$31.05 million | ($0.09) | -125.40 |
Hesai Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Custom Truck One Source. Custom Truck One Source is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Hesai Group has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Custom Truck One Source has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hesai Group beats Custom Truck One Source on 11 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 Custom Truck One Source
Custom Truck One Source, Inc. provides specialty equipment rental and sale services to the electric utility transmission and distribution, telecommunications, rail, forestry, waste management, and other infrastructure-related industries in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Equipment Rental Solutions (ERS), Truck and Equipment Sales (TES), and Aftermarket Parts and Services (APS). The ERS segment owns new and used specialty equipment, including truck-mounted aerial lifts, cranes, service trucks, dump trucks, trailers, digger derricks, and other machinery and equipment. The TES segment offers new equipment for sale to be used for end-markets, which can be modified to meet customers specific needs. The APS segment provides truck and equipment maintenance and repair services; and rents and sells specialized tools, including stringing blocks, insulated hot stick, and rigging equipment, as well as sale of specialized aftermarket parts. The company was formerly known as Nesco Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Custom Truck One Source, Inc. in April 2021. Custom Truck One Source, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
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