Lucid Group (LCID) Competitors

Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) and Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Is LCID or LI more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of 7.20% compared to Lucid Group's net margin of -406.63%. Li Auto's return on equity of 13.03% beat Lucid Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucid Group	-406.63%	-74.67%	-33.45%
Li Auto	7.20%	13.03%	5.55%

Which has more volatility & risk, LCID or LI?

Lucid Group has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LCID or LI?

75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor LCID or LI?

In the previous week, Lucid Group had 14 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lucid Group and 7 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Lucid Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lucid Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Li Auto	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend LCID or LI?

Lucid Group presently has a consensus target price of $2.69, suggesting a potential upside of 16.13%. Li Auto has a consensus target price of $35.73, suggesting a potential upside of 40.00%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Lucid Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucid Group	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Li Auto	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LCID or LI?

Li Auto has higher revenue and earnings than Lucid Group. Lucid Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Li Auto, 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
Lucid Group	$807.83M	8.71	-$2.83B	-$1.27	-1.83
Li Auto	$144.46B	0.19	$1.65B	$1.05	24.30

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LCID or LI?

Li Auto received 42 more outperform votes than Lucid Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.67% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote while only 24.07% of users gave Lucid Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lucid Group	Outperform Votes 26 24.07%	Underperform Votes 82 75.93%
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 68 56.67%	Underperform Votes 52 43.33%

Summary

Li Auto beats Lucid Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.