NIO (NIO) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LI or NIO?

Li Auto currently has a consensus target price of $32.77, suggesting a potential upside of 24.26%. NIO has a consensus target price of $5.38, suggesting a potential upside of 22.97%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than NIO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
NIO	2 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07

Is LI or NIO 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
Li Auto	7.20%	13.03%	5.55%
NIO	-33.41%	-113.83%	-19.82%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, LI or NIO?

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
Li Auto	$133.72B	0.21	$1.65B	$1.35	19.53
NIO	$63.52B	0.14	-$2.94B	-$1.51	-2.90

Which has more volatility and risk, LI or NIO?

Li Auto has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIO has a beta of 1.68, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LI or NIO?

In the previous week, NIO had 14 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for NIO and 9 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat NIO's score of 0.35 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Li Auto	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NIO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LI or NIO?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LI or NIO?

NIO received 496 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.33% of users gave NIO an outperform vote while only 58.26% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 67 58.26%	Underperform Votes 48 41.74%
NIO	Outperform Votes 563 68.33%	Underperform Votes 261 31.67%

Summary

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