Li Auto (LI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Li Auto Inc. operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment. The company offers its products through online and offline channels. The company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and changed its name to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Li Auto Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.93 to $26.10
• 50-Day Range: $17.80 to $30.51
• 52-Week Range: $17.44 to $46.44
• Volume: 8.87 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.10 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.76
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $32.66
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Li Auto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Li Auto scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 28th out of 89 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Li Auto has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Li Auto has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.23%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Li Auto are expected to grow by 44.23% in the coming year, from $1.04 to $1.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Li Auto is 18.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Li Auto is 18.76, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 11.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Li Auto has a PEG Ratio of 2.54. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Li Auto has a P/B Ratio of 3.13. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the outstanding shares of Li Auto have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Li Auto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Li Auto has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Li Auto does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Li Auto does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.68% of the outstanding shares of Li Auto have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Li Auto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Li Auto has recently decreased by 1.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Li Auto has a news sentiment score of 0.58. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Li Auto this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 39 people have searched for LI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Li Auto to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Li Auto insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.50% of the stock of Li Auto is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 9.88% of the stock of Li Auto is held by institutions.

LI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LI shares performed this year?

Li Auto's stock was trading at $37.43 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, LI stock has decreased by 32.8% and is now trading at $25.14.
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How were Li Auto's earnings last quarter?

Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 28th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm earned $4.36 billion during the quarter. Li Auto had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.70% and a net margin of 7.65%.

When did Li Auto IPO?

Li Auto (LI) raised $855 million in an IPO on Thursday, July 30th 2020. The company issued 95,000,000 shares at $8.00-$10.00 per share. Goldman Sachs (Asia), Morgan Stanley, UBS Investment Bank and CICC served as the underwriters for the IPO and Tiger Brokers and Snowball were co-managers.

Who are Li Auto's major shareholders?

Li Auto's top institutional shareholders include Franchise Capital Ltd (0.02%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%) and Creative Planning.

How do I buy shares of Li Auto?

Shares of LI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Li Auto own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Li Auto investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Meta Platforms (META), American Water Works (AWK), Salesforce (CRM), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/28/2024
• Today: 10/16/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/14/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: Motor vehicles & car bodies
• Sub-Industry: Automobiles And Trucks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1791706
• Web: www.lixiang.com
• Phone: 86-10-8742-7209
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 31,591
• Year Founded: 2015

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $32.66
• High Stock Price Target: $53.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $19.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.17
• P/E Growth: 2.54
• Net Income: $1.65 billion
• Net Margins: 7.65%
• Pretax Margin: 6.81%
• Return on Equity: 13.70%
• Return on Assets: 5.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.14
• Current Ratio: 1.76
• Quick Ratio: 1.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $133.72 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.20
• Cash Flow: $1.38 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.26
• Book Value: $8.04 per share
• Price / Book: 3.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,061,010,000
• Free Float: 546,420,000
• Market Cap: $26.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98