Ouster (NASDAQ:OUST – Get Free Report) and MultiSensor AI (NASDAQ:MSAI – Get Free Report) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Ouster and MultiSensor AI”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Ouster | $169.38 million | 15.04 | -$60.38 million | ($0.86) | -41.08 |
| MultiSensor AI | $6.27 million | 1.64 | -$11.71 million | ($5.62) | -0.83 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
31.5% of Ouster shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.3% of MultiSensor AI shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ouster shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 50.8% of MultiSensor AI shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Ouster and MultiSensor AI’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Ouster | -26.02% | -17.49% | -12.97% |
| MultiSensor AI | -141.70% | -36.08% | -31.31% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Ouster and MultiSensor AI, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Ouster | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.62 |
| MultiSensor AI | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.33 |
Ouster presently has a consensus price target of $54.67, indicating a potential upside of 54.73%. MultiSensor AI has a consensus price target of $120.00, indicating a potential upside of 2,480.65%. Given MultiSensor AI’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MultiSensor AI is more favorable than Ouster.
Volatility & Risk
Ouster has a beta of 3.23, suggesting that its share price is 223% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MultiSensor AI has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its share price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ouster beats MultiSensor AI on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Ouster
Ouster, Inc. provides lidar sensors for the automotive, industrial, robotics, and smart infrastructure industries in Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its products include high-resolution scanning and solid-state digital lidar sensors, analog lidar sensors, and software solutions. The company offers Ouster Sensor, a scanning sensor; and Digital Flash, a solid-state flash sensor. It also provides surround-view lidar sensors, which include Ouster Gemini, a perception platform for smart infrastructure deployments; and Blue City, a Gemini-powered solution for traffic operations, planning, and safety. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
About MultiSensor AI
MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. manufactures and distributes multi-sensor systems for thermographic and other use in various industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company offers sensor devices ranging from small to large handheld designs with built-in displays and controls, fixed-mounted pan-tilt-zoom single- and multi-sensor camera standalone systems, and mobile multi-sensor payload and gimbal systems for unmanned aerial vehicles and unmanned ground vehicles. It also provides on-prem and cloud-based software and services, including training, calibration, and repairs for its customers operating in the distribution and logistics, manufacturing, utility, and oil and gas sectors. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Beaumont, Texas.
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