Magna International (NYSE:MGA – Get Free Report) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Magna International 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 | |
| Magna International | $42.01 billion | 0.44 | $829.00 million | $2.39 | 28.73 |
| Hesai Group | $432.94 million | 5.46 | $62.33 million | $0.44 | 38.41 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
67.5% of Magna International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Magna International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Magna International and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Magna International | 1.60% | 14.01% | 5.53% |
| Hesai Group | 14.75% | 6.03% | 4.77% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Magna International and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Magna International | 1 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2.45 |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
Magna International presently has a consensus target price of $65.73, suggesting a potential downside of 4.26%. Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $31.50, suggesting a potential upside of 86.39%. Given Hesai Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than Magna International.
Risk and Volatility
Magna International has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Magna International beats Hesai Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Magna International
Magna International Inc. designs, engineers, and manufactures components, assemblies, systems, subsystems, and modules for original equipment manufacturers of vehicles and light trucks worldwide. It operates through four segments: Body Exteriors & Structures, Power & Vision, Seating Systems, and Complete Vehicles. The Body Exteriors & Structures segment provides body and chassis system, battery enclosures, and engineering and testing; and exteriors, including fascia and trims, front end modules, integration panels, liftgate modules, active aerodynamics, engineered glass, running boards, truck bed access products, breakthrough lightings, side doors, and greenhouse products. The Power & Vision segment offers electric drive systems and components, such as emotors, inverters, onboard chargers, gearboxes, and e-clutch; dedicated hybrid drives, dual and hybrid dual clutch, and manual transmissions; AWD/4WD products and rear drive modules; transmission, driveline components, and ICE; far camera module, remote camera heads, interior sensing camera, radars, thermal sensing, and domain controllers; interior and exterior mirrors, camera monitoring system driver/occupant monitoring systems, and smart actuators; forward and rear lighting, and lit grilles/panels/displays; latching system, door modules, charge port doors, power system, hinges, and door handles; and modular and textile folding roofs, and hard and soft tops. The Seating Systems segment provides seat structures, mechanism and hardware solutions, and foam and trim products. The Complete Vehicles segment offers vehicle engineering and manufacturing services. Magna International Inc. was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Aurora, 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.
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