HSAI vs UEIC vs BELFA Stock Comparison

Hesai, Universal Electronics and Bel Fuse Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.35 -17.8% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.08B
P/E
26.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins
UEIC Universal Electronics Inc
$5.35 +4.5% 1M +23.3% 1Y
Market cap
$68.94M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$330.57M
Div. yield
4.49%
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins
BELFA Bel Fuse Inc /Nj
$176.02 -13.3% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.17B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$744.09M
Div. yield
0.14%
Electronic Components Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bel Fuse leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bel Fuse 4, Hesai 4, Universal Electronics 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSAIUEICBELFALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.08B $68.94M $2.17B BELFA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.3x -4.5x 44.6x HSAI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 222.5x 11.1x 16.9x UEIC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.6% -17.9% +25.3% HSAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.7% -4.6% 7.2% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.7% 12.7% BELFA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.49% 0.14% UEIC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +23.3% +26.4% BELFA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -33.5%/yr +67.7%/yr BELFA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.2% 55.6% 59.3% UEIC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 58/100 64/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

HSAIUEICBELFA

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

AxisHSAIUEICBELFA
Valuation 69 #35 of 112 89 #13 of 112 77 #27 of 112
Growth 97 #4 of 109 27 #80 of 109 60 #44 of 109
Profitability 53 #49 of 104 36 #67 of 104 75 #27 of 104
Financial Health – 44 #65 of 116 81 #23 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 93 #7 of 81 29 #58 of 81
Overall 73 58 64
  • HSAI ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • BELFA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSAIUEICBELFASPY
1 month -17.8%+4.5%-13.3% -0.2%
3 months -16.0%+16.3%-16.2% +3.9%
6 months -40.6%+25.9%-22.4% +8.2%
Year to date -40.4%+48.2%+16.0% +12.9%
1 year -44.0%+23.3%+26.4% +12.3%
3 years +33.5%-29.0%+264.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +10.1%-10.8%+53.9% +23.3%
5 years —-87.0%+1,223.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-33.5%+67.7% +10.9%
10 years —-92.1%+804.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-22.4%+24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSAIUEICBELFASPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.2%55.6%59.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.9%51.6%67.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.860.352.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.620.420.45 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.2%-93.6%-44.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-9.0%-39.6% -1.2%
52-week high $28.79$5.88$291.23 $779.14
52-week low $12.14$2.76$114.02 $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.

MultipleHSAIUEICBELFA
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 33.2x -4.5xmedian 33.2x 44.6xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x 2.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 5.7xmedian 20.0x 12.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 29.8x 8.4xmedian 29.8x 29.6xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x 2.4xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 1.17 -0.11median 1.17 -3.21median 1.17

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 monthsHSAIUEICBELFA
Revenue $480.33M $330.57M $744.09M
Gross profit $195.19M $97.69M $294.08M
Operating income $24.53M -$2.77M $118.20M
Net income $63.29M -$15.10M $77.96M
Free cash flow – $8.24M $73.34M
R&D $122.50M $21.87M $33.09M
EPS (diluted) $0.48 $-1.13 $3.94
Cash & equivalents $222.56M $32.40M $306.11M
Total debt – $86.37M –
Shares (diluted) 146.44M 13.43M 13.61M
Enterprise value -$1.43B -$57.10M $1.79B

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
MetricHSAIUEICBELFA
P/E 26.3x -4.5x 44.6x
P/FCF – 8.4x 29.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.0x 26.0x
P/S 4.3x 0.2x 2.9x
P/B – 0.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – 0.6x 3.1x
EV/EBITDA – 5.7x 12.7x
EV/EBIT 45.0x -20.7x 15.8x
EV/Revenue 2.3x 0.2x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 7.0x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.0x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 -0.11 -3.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSAIUEICBELFA
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.6% -17.9% 25.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -12.1% 2.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.5% -16.7% 30.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 36.0% -8.1% 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,028% 58.6% 50.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 32.9% 63.9% 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 405.8% 7.8% 30.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.3% 40.4% 2.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 342.2% 9.3% -2.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.8% 41.3% -13.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -61.7% 29.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.8% 6.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -68.0% 52.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -32.6% 8.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSAIUEICBELFA
Gross margin 40.6% 29.6% 39.5%
EBITDA margin – 3.0% 19.8%
Operating margin 5.1% -0.8% 15.9%
Pretax margin 7.6% -2.4% 12.5%
Net margin 14.7% -4.6% 7.2%
FCF margin – 2.5% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.5% 11.2%
Return on equity – -10.7% 11.6%
Return on assets 4.0% -5.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital – -1.7% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – -1.9% 12.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 1.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 1.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSAIUEICBELFA
Debt / assets – 7.8% –
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 2.5x –
Liabilities / assets – 46.5% 28.1%
Equity / assets – 53.5% 71.9%
Interest coverage 19.1x – 10.8x
Current ratio – 1.8x 4.5x
Quick ratio – 1.1x 3.0x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 2.0x
Altman Z-score – 2.90 5.57

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSAIUEICBELFA
Dividend yield – 4.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% –
Shareholder yield – 7.9% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusHSAIUEICBELFA
Forward P/E 222.5xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.06FY2026 $0.48FY2026 $10.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -86.0%FY2026 +54.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +150.0% +16.7% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $675.34MFY2026 $288.89MFY2026 $771.32MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 -21.6%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.7% +11.6% +9.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSAIUEICBELFA
Held by institutions 26.6% 53.5% 63.1%
Institutions holding 131 46 110
Change in shares held, QoQ -13.3% -2.2% +14.8%
Institutions buying 88 18 70
Institutions selling 31 16 30
Buyers to sellers 2.84 1.13 2.33

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.

HSAIUEICBELFA
HSAI 1.00 0.04 0.30
UEIC 0.04 1.00 0.15
BELFA 0.30 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSAI, UEIC and BELFA?

Bel Fuse (BELFA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hesai (HSAI) $2.08B, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.94M, Bel Fuse (BELFA) $2.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSAI, UEIC and BELFA?

Hesai (HSAI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hesai (HSAI) 26.3x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.5x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 44.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Universal Electronics (UEIC) is cheapest (Hesai (HSAI) 222.5x, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 11.1x, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 16.9x). 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%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +25.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 7.2%). On return on invested capital, Bel Fuse (BELFA) leads (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bel Fuse (BELFA) returned the most: Hesai (HSAI) -44.0%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +26.4%. Over five years, Bel Fuse (BELFA) compounded fastest (Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr, Bel Fuse (BELFA) +67.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Universal Electronics (UEIC) has the highest dividend yield: Universal Electronics (UEIC) 4.49%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 0.14%. Hesai (HSAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Universal Electronics (UEIC) has been the steadiest (Hesai (HSAI) 71.2%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 59.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSAI, UEIC and BELFA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bel Fuse (BELFA) 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.