HSAI vs COHR vs LPL Stock Comparison

Hesai, Coherent and LG Display Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$12.97 -16.4% 1M -46.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.03B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
COHR Coherent Corp.
$237.17 -18.8% 1M +71.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.45B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.12B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.71 -8.8% 1M -46.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.71B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Coherent leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Coherent 4, Hesai 4, LG Display 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSAICOHRLPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.03B $46.45B $2.71B COHR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 52.2x -5.8x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 216.2x 26.5x — COHR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% +22.5% -6.9% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% 11.3% -2.7% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -23.3% 3.3% LPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -46.0% +71.8% -46.9% COHR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +31.4%/yr -20.2%/yr COHR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.6% 89.0% 61.7% LPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 39/100 53/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAICOHRLPL

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHSAICOHRLPL
Valuation 71 #33 of 112 19 #91 of 112 94 #8 of 112
Growth 96 #5 of 108 58 #46 of 108 74 #29 of 108
Profitability 52 #51 of 104 30 #73 of 104 37 #66 of 104
Financial Health – 42 #68 of 116 9 #106 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 47 #42 of 78 –
Overall 73 39 53
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • COHR ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHSAICOHRLPLSPY
1 month -16.4%-18.8%-8.8% +0.7%
3 months -21.6%-4.7%-9.4% +3.7%
6 months -42.8%-25.8%-36.7% +7.1%
Year to date -42.1%+28.5%-35.6% +12.8%
1 year -46.0%+71.8%-46.9% +11.9%
3 years +27.8%+712.5%-40.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +8.5%+101.1%-15.8% +22.8%
5 years —+292.0%-67.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+31.4%-20.2% +10.9%
10 years —+771.9%-77.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+24.2%-14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAICOHRLPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.6%89.0%61.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.4%94.0%68.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.883.492.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.81-0.76 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-62.9%-76.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.9%-44.4%-53.0% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$426.89$5.76 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$128.70$2.59 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHSAICOHRLPL
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 32.9x 52.2xmedian 32.9x -5.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.9x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 0.2xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x -15.5xmedian 20.0x —median 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 30.2x -45.4xmedian 30.2x 2.0xmedian 30.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.9x 4.1xmedian 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 1.08 1.04median 1.08 -0.12median 1.08

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHSAICOHRLPL
Revenue $480.33M $7.12B $17.53B
Gross profit $195.19M $2.67B $2.54B
Operating income $24.53M -$3.60B $456.43M
Net income $63.29M $800.94M -$915.07M
Free cash flow – -$1.02B $1.37B
R&D $122.50M $722.95M $957.27M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $4.12 $-0.58
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $1.16B $941.29M
Total debt – $3.22B $37.49B
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 195.39M 797.61M
Enterprise value -$1.49B $40.66B -$894.06M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHSAICOHRLPL
P/E 25.5x 52.2x -5.8x
P/FCF – -45.4x 2.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 584.1x 1.3x
P/S 4.2x 6.5x 0.2x
P/B – 4.1x 0.5x
P/Tangible book – 5.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – -15.5x –
EV/EBIT 42.6x -13.2x 22.8x
EV/Revenue 2.2x 6.7x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -46.6x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 599.7x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 1.04 -0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAICOHRLPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% 22.5% -6.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 11.3% 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% 30.6% 18.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% 18.1% 101.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% 1.9% 865.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 2.6% 29.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 1,623% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 72.0% 36.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 891.4% 40.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 50.4% 49.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -87.5% 28.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -49.9% -6.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -630.9% 585.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -92.8% 33.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAICOHRLPL
Gross margin 40.6% 37.5% 14.5%
EBITDA margin – -43.3% –
Operating margin 5.1% -50.6% 2.6%
Pretax margin 7.6% 11.9% -5.1%
Net margin 14.7% 11.3% -2.7%
FCF margin – -14.4% 7.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 1.1% 12.2%
Return on equity – 7.1% -18.1%
Return on assets 4.0% 4.4% -5.1%
Return on invested capital – -23.3% 3.3%
Return on capital employed – -24.1% 4.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.1x -2.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAICOHRLPL
Debt / assets – 17.6% 48.9%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 1.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x –
Debt / FCF – -3.1x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets – 38.6% 72.2%
Equity / assets – 61.4% 27.8%
Interest coverage 19.1x -18.9x 0.6x
Current ratio – 2.4x 0.6x
Quick ratio – 1.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 4.06 0.97

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAICOHRLPL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -4.4% –
Shareholder yield – -4.4% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -1.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -25.4% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHSAICOHRLPL
Forward P/E 216.2xFY2026 26.5xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $8.96FY2027 $-0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 +59.7%FY2027 -200.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +61.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $11.19BFY2027 $19.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +57.1%FY2027 +6.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +37.5% -4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAICOHRLPL
Held by institutions 26.6% 86.7% 7.8%
Institutions holding 131 1,311 189
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% -3.1% +76.8%
Institutions buying 88 841 153
Institutions selling 31 359 22
Buyers to sellers 2.84 2.34 6.95

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HSAICOHRLPL
HSAI 1.00 0.37 0.36
COHR 0.37 1.00 0.43
LPL 0.36 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, COHR and LPL?

Coherent (COHR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $2.03B, Coherent (COHR) $46.45B, LG Display (LPL) $2.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, COHR and LPL?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 25.5x, Coherent (COHR) 52.2x, LG Display (LPL) -5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Coherent (COHR) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 216.2x, Coherent (COHR) 26.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hesai (HSAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Coherent (COHR) +22.5%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Coherent (COHR) 11.3%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%). On return on invested capital, LG Display (LPL) leads (Coherent (COHR) -23.3%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Coherent (COHR) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -46.0%, Coherent (COHR) +71.8%, LG Display (LPL) -46.9%. Over five years, Coherent (COHR) compounded fastest (Coherent (COHR) +31.4%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -20.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LG Display (LPL) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.6%, Coherent (COHR) 89.0%, LG Display (LPL) 61.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, COHR and LPL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Coherent (COHR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.