LPL vs HSAI vs OUST Stock Comparison

LG Display, Hesai and Ouster Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.68 -10.1% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.75B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
HSAI Hesai Group
$13.69 -15.8% 1M -40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.85B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$480.33M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
OUST Ouster, Inc.
$29.71 -32.0% 1M -17.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$204.91M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Ouster leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ouster 3, LG Display 2, Hesai 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLHSAIOUSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.75B $1.85B $2.16B LPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x 26.2x -40.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 228.2x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.9% +38.6% +62.8% OUST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% 14.7% -26.0% HSAI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% -40.0% -17.0% OUST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr — -14.4%/yr OUST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.7% 71.3% 102.2% LPL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 73/100 44/100 HSAI

Percentile Scorecard

LPLHSAIOUST

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

AxisLPLHSAIOUST
Valuation 94 #8 of 111 67 #37 of 111 11 #99 of 111
Growth 73 #30 of 108 97 #4 of 108 82 #20 of 108
Profitability 36 #67 of 104 54 #48 of 104 14 #90 of 104
Financial Health 8 #106 of 115 – 88 #15 of 115
Shareholder Returns – – 24 #62 of 81
Overall 53 73 44
  • LPL ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • HSAI ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware
  • OUST ranked among 121 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLHSAIOUSTSPY
1 month -10.1%-15.8%-32.0% -0.8%
3 months -14.4%-11.3%-15.5% +3.5%
6 months -35.9%-41.5%+10.4% +7.0%
Year to date -36.3%-38.9%+37.3% +12.2%
1 year -45.9%-40.0%-17.0% +13.0%
3 years -39.4%+36.9%+683.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -15.4%+11.0%+98.7% +23.1%
5 years -65.7%—-54.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.3%—-14.4% +11.0%
10 years -79.4%—— +258.0%
10 years, per year -14.6%—— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLPLHSAIOUSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.7%71.3%102.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%68.0%100.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.332.874.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.74-0.56-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-84.2%-95.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.5%-52.4%-52.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.76$28.79$62.52 $779.14
52-week low $2.59$12.14$16.63 $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.

MultipleLPLHSAIOUST
P/E now vs peer median -5.8xmedian 32.0x 26.9xmedian 32.0x -36.8xmedian 32.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 4.5xmedian 2.8x 9.9xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 19.4x —median 19.4x -33.8xmedian 19.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 29.0x —median 29.0x -24.7xmedian 29.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 5.5xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.13 0.45median 1.13 -0.65median 1.13

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 monthsLPLHSAIOUST
Revenue $17.53B $480.33M $204.91M
Gross profit $2.54B $195.19M $101.63M
Operating income $456.43M $24.53M -$62.60M
Net income -$915.07M $63.29M -$53.33M
Free cash flow $1.37B – -$82.47M
R&D $957.27M $122.50M $68.46M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.48 $-0.81
Cash & equivalents $941.29M $222.56M $91.76M
Total debt $37.49B – –
Shares (diluted) 797.61M 146.44M 65.99M
Enterprise value -$1.73B -$1.66B $1.28B

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
MetricLPLHSAIOUST
P/E -5.8x 26.9x -36.8x
P/FCF 2.0x – -24.7x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x – -37.8x
P/S 0.2x 4.5x 9.9x
P/B 0.5x – 5.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x – 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – – -33.8x
EV/EBIT 22.7x 47.2x -28.3x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 2.4x 8.7x
EV/FCF 7.6x – -21.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x – -33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 0.45 -0.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLHSAIOUST
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.9% 38.6% 62.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 27.1% 51.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.3% 32.5% 90.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 101.7% 36.0% 166.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 865.5% 1,028% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 32.9% 45.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.3% 405.8% 42.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 46.3% 48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 342.2% 52.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% 59.8% 56.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% – -329.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% – 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 585.0% – -416.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% – 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLHSAIOUST
Gross margin 14.5% 40.6% 49.6%
EBITDA margin – – -25.6%
Operating margin 2.6% 5.1% -30.6%
Pretax margin -5.1% 7.6% -25.5%
Net margin -2.7% 14.7% -26.0%
FCF margin 7.8% – -40.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% – -26.3%
Return on equity -18.1% – -16.5%
Return on assets -5.1% 4.0% -12.5%
Return on invested capital 3.3% – –
Return on capital employed 4.4% – -18.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 18.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLHSAIOUST
Debt / assets 48.9% – –
Debt / equity 1.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 6.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 72.2% – 21.8%
Equity / assets 27.8% – 78.2%
Interest coverage 0.6x 19.1x –
Current ratio 0.6x – 4.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x – 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 3.1x
Altman Z-score 0.97 – 9.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLHSAIOUST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -6.9%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – -6.9%
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.

ConsensusLPLHSAIOUST
Forward P/E – 228.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 $0.06FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -200.0%FY2026 -86.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +150.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.01BFY2026 $675.34MFY2026 $229.51MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026 +35.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% +28.7% +36.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLHSAIOUST
Held by institutions 7.8% 26.6% 53.9%
Institutions holding 189 131 330
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.8% -13.3% +19.0%
Institutions buying 153 88 233
Institutions selling 22 31 66
Buyers to sellers 6.95 2.84 3.53

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.

LPLHSAIOUST
LPL 1.00 0.36 0.42
HSAI 0.36 1.00 0.45
OUST 0.42 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPL, HSAI and OUST?

LG Display (LPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: LG Display (LPL) $2.75B, Hesai (HSAI) $1.85B, Ouster (OUST) $2.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ouster (OUST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Hesai (HSAI) +38.6%, Ouster (OUST) +62.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hesai (HSAI) has the highest net margin (LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Hesai (HSAI) 14.7%, Ouster (OUST) -26.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ouster (OUST) returned the most: LG Display (LPL) -45.9%, Hesai (HSAI) -40.0%, Ouster (OUST) -17.0%. Over five years, Ouster (OUST) compounded fastest (LG Display (LPL) -19.3%/yr, Ouster (OUST) -14.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LG Display (LPL) has been the steadiest (LG Display (LPL) 61.7%, Hesai (HSAI) 71.3%, Ouster (OUST) 102.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ouster (OUST) leads on 3. 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.