NIO (NIO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NIO or LI?

In the previous week, NIO had 10 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for NIO and 23 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat NIO's score of 0.36 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NIO	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Li Auto	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NIO or LI?

NIO has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NIO or LI?

NIO received 496 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.12% of users gave NIO an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NIO	Outperform Votes 564 68.12%	Underperform Votes 264 31.88%
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 68 56.67%	Underperform Votes 52 43.33%

Is NIO or LI more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of 7.20% compared to NIO's net margin of -33.41%. Li Auto's return on equity of 13.03% beat NIO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIO	-33.41%	-113.83%	-19.82%
Li Auto	7.20%	13.03%	5.55%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NIO or LI?

Li Auto has higher revenue and earnings than NIO. NIO 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
NIO	$65.73B	0.11	-$2.94B	-$1.53	-2.33
Li Auto	$144.46B	0.17	$1.65B	$1.05	22.04

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

48.5% of NIO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of NIO shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend NIO or LI?

NIO currently has a consensus target price of $5.05, indicating a potential upside of 41.46%. Li Auto has a consensus target price of $35.73, indicating a potential upside of 54.40%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than NIO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIO	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18
Li Auto	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Li Auto beats NIO on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.