Evolv Technologies (NASDAQ:EVLV – Get Free Report) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Evolv Technologies and Hesai Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Evolv Technologies | $171.44 million | 4.88 | -$33.14 million | ($0.03) | -154.00 |
| Hesai Group | $432.94 million | 4.25 | $62.33 million | $0.41 | 32.02 |
Hesai Group has higher revenue and earnings than Evolv Technologies. Evolv Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hesai Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
66.7% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of Hesai Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Evolv Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Evolv Technologies and Hesai Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Evolv Technologies | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3.00 |
Evolv Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $9.81, suggesting a potential upside of 112.39%. Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 78.98%. Given Evolv Technologies’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Evolv Technologies is more favorable than Hesai Group.
Risk & Volatility
Evolv Technologies has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hesai Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Evolv Technologies and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Evolv Technologies | -3.05% | -4.53% | -1.72% |
| Hesai Group | 14.77% | 5.52% | 4.47% |
Summary
Hesai Group beats Evolv Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Evolv Technologies
Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. provides artificial intelligence (AI)-based weapons detection for security screening in the United States and internationally. Its products include Evolv Express, a touchless security screening system designed to detect firearms, improvised explosive devices, and tactical knives; and Evolv Insights that provides self-serve access, insights regarding visitor flow and arrival curves, location specific performance, system detection performance, and alarm statistics. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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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