A2Z Smart Technologies (NASDAQ:AZ – Get Rating) and Hesai Group (NASDAQ:HSAI – Get Rating) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
0.5% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of A2Z Smart Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares A2Z Smart Technologies and Hesai Group’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| A2Z Smart Technologies | $9.35 million | 4.55 | -$18.35 million | ($0.61) | -2.11 |
| Hesai Group | $174.37 million | 6.98 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares A2Z Smart Technologies and Hesai Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| A2Z Smart Technologies | -180.27% | -256.16% | -128.69% |
| Hesai Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for A2Z Smart Technologies and Hesai Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| A2Z Smart Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Hesai Group | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Hesai Group has a consensus target price of $29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 204.12%. Given Hesai Group’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hesai Group is more favorable than A2Z Smart Technologies.
Summary
Hesai Group beats A2Z Smart Technologies on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About A2Z Smart Technologies
A2Z Smart Technologies Corp. provides services in the field of advanced engineering capabilities to the military/security markets and governmental agencies in Israel. The company produces unmanned remote-controlled vehicles and energy power packs; products for the civilian and retail markets; and fuel tank intelligent containment system, a capsule that can be placed in a fuel tank to prevent gas tank explosions. It also offers retail automation solutions for large grocery stores and supermarkets, as well as offers maintenance and calibration services to external and in-house complex electronic systems and products. A2Z Smart Technologies is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Hesai Group
Hesai Group engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of three-dimensional light detection and ranging solutions, through its subsidiaries. Its LiDAR products are used in passenger and commercial vehicles. Hesai Group is based in Shanghai, China.
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