NIO (NIO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NIO or LI?

In the previous week, NIO had 11 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for NIO and 5 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat NIO's score of 0.35 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Li Auto	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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	$63.52B	0.12	-$2.94B	-$1.51	-3.01
Li Auto	$133.72B	0.19	$1.65B	$1.35	17.45

Which has more volatility and risk, NIO or LI?

NIO has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend NIO or LI?

NIO currently has a consensus price target of $5.71, indicating a potential upside of 25.77%. Li Auto has a consensus price target of $33.94, indicating a potential upside of 44.07%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than NIO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIO	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NIO or LI?

NIO received 497 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.57% of users gave NIO an outperform vote while only 57.89% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NIO	Outperform Votes 563 68.57%	Underperform Votes 258 31.43%
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 66 57.89%	Underperform Votes 48 42.11%

Summary

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