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Hesai Group

$HSAI·$2.2B·Auto - Parts·Consumer Cyclical
$16.16-1.5%YTD-29.1%1Y-27.0%
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HSHSAI
$HSAIHesai Group
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Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HSAI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storyWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-09

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Hesai down 24% YTD on US regulatory scrutiny — the August 13 print has to prove the robotaxi demand can offset Western-market pressure.

Hesai Group is a Chinese LiDAR maker (a direct competitor to Aeva, Ouster, Innoviz) that has been under US regulatory scrutiny — the tariff-and-national-security overhang is why the tape has drawn down 24% year-to-date while the LiDAR peer group has broadly rallied.

Why the setup is broken with meaningful counter-signals:

  • The US regulatory pressure is real — Hesai has faced US government scrutiny (a structural tailwind for Western LiDAR rivals like AEVA and OUST, which are up 80% and 124% YTD respectively), while HSAI is down 24% at 19% of the 52-week range; 23% below the 200-day moving average reflects the trend still broken.
  • The last two prints missed — Q1 EPS of $0.02 missed the $0.03 estimate by 43%, Q4 2025 EPS of $0.13 missed by 15%, revenue printed $99M last quarter (down from $143M), and analysts model modest growth as Chinese robotaxi and automotive LiDAR demand offset Western market pressure.
  • The counter-signals mix — 35x trailing PE is expensive relative to peers, 41% gross margin is reasonable for LiDAR economics, 0.11x debt-to-equity is conservative, and Hesai remains a large-volume LiDAR shipper globally (which does provide real fundamental support); the robotaxi theme is being framed as a beneficiary trade with 3 stocks including Hesai as candidates.

The August 13 print is the whole trade. A revenue beat with Chinese robotaxi order commentary plus reaffirmed FY guide restarts a recovery attempt; another EPS miss or a walk-back on Chinese automotive LiDAR demand and the coil at 19% of the 52-week range breaks lower, since the US regulatory overhang isn't going away.

What to watch: August 13 Q2 earnings — revenue vs expectations, Chinese robotaxi order commentary, and any US regulatory update; a beat plus robotaxi commentary restarts a recovery attempt; another EPS miss and the coil breaks lower.

On the calendar: 2026-08-13 — Q2 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Shanghai-based LiDAR maker producing 3D sensors for automotive ADAS, autonomous vehicles, and logistics and delivery robots.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HSAI.

Auto - Parts · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — solid-state batteries (QS) and advanced LiDAR (AEVA) are the enabling technology layer for next-generation EVs, while MOD's thermal management serves both AI..

What this means for $HSAI

Direct beneficiary — Hesai Group, along with its various subsidiaries, focuses on the creation, production, and marketing of three-dimensional light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technologies.

Industry benchmark

8-name peer basket
+31.1%YTD
+28.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
35.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
1.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
4.7%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.8Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
6.1%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
41.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 19, 2026$0.02$0.03-42.7%
Q4 2025Mar 24, 2026$0.13$0.15-15.3%
Q3 2025Nov 11, 2025$0.25$0.22+15.6%
Q2 2025Aug 14, 2025$0.04$0.06-30.1%
Next earningsThu, Aug 13·consensus EPS $0.09

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$680.6M+29.6%39.1%-1.3%$0.12$0
Q4 FY25$1.0B+39.0%41.0%5.7%$0.98$0
Q3 FY25$795.4M+47.5%42.1%9.7%$1.85$0
Q2 FY25$706.4M+53.9%42.5%3.2%$0.33$0

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 20 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$4.4B$4.3B – $4.4B$3.53$2.57 – $4.4912
FY27$6.0B$5.9B – $6.1B$5.95$4.61 – $7.2416
FY28$7.8B$7.2B – $8.6B$8.52$5.45 – $13.2020
FY29$8.5B$7.8B – $9.4B$10.25$9.21 – $11.7311
FY30$9.8B$9.1B – $10.9B$12.14$10.91 – $13.8911

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.12%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-15.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-27.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 108.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.365-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
3New insider — initial holdingsMar 183
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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Chinese lidar maker with Nvidia ties accused of being cyber risk for U.S.cnbc.com·4d ago3 Stocks That Could Benefit as the Robotaxi Race Heats Upmarketbeat.com·13d agoHesai Group to Hold Annual General Meeting on June 26, 2026globenewswire.com·45d agoSpaceX Gets the Attention, But These 4 Stocks Could Get the Returnsmarketbeat.com·46d agoHesai: The Focus Is Now On Marginsseekingalpha.com·51d ago

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