NIO (NIO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$9.01B	1.02	-$3.06B	-$1.62	-2.71
Li Auto	$19.79B	1.66	$1.10B	$1.05	29.87

Is NIO or LI more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of 5.60% compared to NIO's net margin of -35.51%. Li Auto's return on equity of 11.83% beat NIO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NIO	-35.51%	-286.45%	-23.51%
Li Auto	5.60%	11.83%	5.19%

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

48.6% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NIO or LI?

NIO has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NIO or LI?

NIO currently has a consensus target price of $4.74, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Li Auto has a consensus target price of $32.85, suggesting a potential upside of 4.75%. Given NIO's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NIO is more favorable than Li Auto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NIO	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to NIO or LI?

In the previous week, NIO had 21 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for NIO and 6 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.68 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)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Li Auto	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Li Auto beats NIO on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.