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Ouster

NSQ:OUST · US68989M2026
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & ComponentsSmall

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13
Profit price91
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales24
EV / Gross Profit8
Price/Book16
Return on Capital4
Cash Return on Capital4
Return on Equity6
EBIT Margin1
Gross Profitability15
Accruals26
Owner Earnings Margin6
Sales growth62
Profit growth34
Reinvestment5
Price momentum89
Debt load74
Refinancing49
Debt Payback1
Liquidity45
Analyst ratings78
Opinion Changes87
Price Target Upside60
Market mood61
Value Creation10/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Ouster clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryElectronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQGS
Employees308
Websiteouster.com
ISINUS68989M2026
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
NASDAQ (USA)
Themes
Drone TechnologyAutonomous VehiclesComputer VisionIndustrial AutomationSmart CitiesSensorsDetectors, Sensors and MemsArtificial IntelligenceConsumer ElectronicsHardwareManufacturingScience and EngineeringSoftwareTransportation

Description

Ouster, Inc. (Ouster) operates in sensing and perception for Physical Artificial Intelligence (Physical AI). The company is a provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors that offer advanced 3D vision to machinery, vehicles, robots, and fixed i…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

Ouster, Inc. scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is solid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
75
2026

All-time high

82

Mar 2026

All-time low

75

Jun 2026

Average rank

79

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
24
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Price/Earnings
94
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Price/Book
16
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Dividend Yield
1
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Value (overall)
37
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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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