XPEV vs. LI, RIVN, NIO, OSK, LCID, FSS, PSNY, REVG, NWTN, and NKLA
Should you be buying XPeng stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XPeng include Li Auto (LI), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), NIO (NIO), Oshkosh (OSK), Lucid Group (LCID), Federal Signal (FSS), Polestar Automotive Holding UK (PSNY), REV Group (REVG), NWTN (NWTN), and Nikola (NKLA). These companies are all part of the "motor vehicles & car bodies" industry.
XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Li Auto had 7 more articles in the media than XPeng. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Li Auto and 11 mentions for XPeng. XPeng's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Li Auto's score of 0.28 indicating that XPeng is being referred to more favorably in the media.
XPeng has a beta of 2.84, suggesting that its share price is 184% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
23.1% of XPeng shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPeng shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
XPeng currently has a consensus price target of $16.89, suggesting a potential upside of 103.26%. Li Auto has a consensus price target of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 100.00%. Given XPeng's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Li Auto.
Li Auto has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Li Auto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Li Auto has a net margin of 8.73% compared to XPeng's net margin of -28.16%. Li Auto's return on equity of 16.65% beat XPeng's return on equity.
XPeng received 5 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.75% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote while only 56.91% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.
Summary
Li Auto beats XPeng on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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