Icahn Enterprises (IEP) Competitors

XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XPEV or IEP?

21.1% of XPeng shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPeng shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer XPEV or IEP?

In the previous week, XPeng had 6 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for XPeng and 2 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. XPeng's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Icahn Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that XPeng is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPeng	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Icahn Enterprises	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, XPEV or IEP?

Icahn Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icahn Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPeng	$4.32B	3.86	-$1.47B	-$0.87	-20.34
Icahn Enterprises	$10.85B	0.48	-$684M	-$1.09	-9.53

Does the MarketBeat Community favor XPEV or IEP?

Icahn Enterprises received 188 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.68% of users gave Icahn Enterprises an outperform vote while only 55.15% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPeng	Outperform Votes 75 55.15%	Underperform Votes 61 44.85%
Icahn Enterprises	Outperform Votes 263 63.68%	Underperform Votes 150 36.32%

Is XPEV or IEP more profitable?

Icahn Enterprises has a net margin of -4.79% compared to XPeng's net margin of -15.35%. Icahn Enterprises' return on equity of -8.82% beat XPeng's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPeng	-15.35%	-16.92%	-7.37%
Icahn Enterprises	-4.79%	-8.82%	-2.53%

Which has more risk & volatility, XPEV or IEP?

XPeng has a beta of 2.77, meaning that its share price is 177% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer XPEV or IEP?

XPeng presently has a consensus price target of $12.91, indicating a potential downside of 27.04%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPeng	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Icahn Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

XPeng and Icahn Enterprises tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.