Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALV or LI?

Autoliv received 499 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.12% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote while only 48.67% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 567 48.67%	Underperform Votes 598 51.33%
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 68 58.12%	Underperform Votes 49 41.88%

Does the media refer more to ALV or LI?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 4 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Autoliv and 7 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Autoliv's score of 0.58 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autoliv	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Li Auto	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ALV or LI?

Autoliv currently has a consensus price target of $117.14, indicating a potential upside of 28.42%. Li Auto has a consensus price target of $36.59, indicating a potential upside of 25.03%. Given Autoliv's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Autoliv is more favorable than Li Auto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALV or LI?

Li Auto has higher revenue and earnings than Autoliv. Autoliv 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
Autoliv	$10.39B	0.68	$647M	$8.07	11.30
Li Auto	$133.72B	0.23	$1.65B	$1.35	21.67

Which has more volatility & risk, ALV or LI?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ALV or LI?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ALV or LI more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of 7.20% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.21%. Autoliv's return on equity of 28.62% beat Li Auto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autoliv	6.21%	28.62%	8.24%
Li Auto	7.20%	13.03%	5.55%

Summary

Autoliv beats Li Auto on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.