Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ALV or LI?

Autoliv has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the media refer more to ALV or LI?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 23 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Autoliv and 8 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Autoliv's score of 0.28 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Li Auto	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and 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	0.70	$647M	$8.07	11.68
Li Auto	$17.44B	1.47	$1.65B	$1.35	17.96

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALV or LI?

Autoliv received 498 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.89% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote while only 48.66% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 564 48.66%	Underperform Votes 595 51.34%
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 66 57.89%	Underperform Votes 48 42.11%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALV or LI?

69.6% of Autoliv shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autoliv shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ALV or LI?

Autoliv presently has a consensus price target of $117.23, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Li Auto has a consensus price target of $33.94, suggesting a potential upside of 39.97%. Given Li Auto's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Autoliv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Autoliv beats Li Auto on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.