XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HMC or XPEV?

5.3% of Honda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of XPeng shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of XPeng shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate HMC or XPEV?

XPeng has a consensus target price of $23.85, suggesting a potential upside of 0.46%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPeng is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honda Motor	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
XPeng	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Is HMC or XPEV more profitable?

Honda Motor has a net margin of 2.95% compared to XPeng's net margin of -7.14%. Honda Motor's return on equity of 5.03% beat XPeng's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honda Motor	2.95%	5.03%	2.10%
XPeng	-7.14%	-13.76%	-5.03%

Which has more risk & volatility, HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPeng has a beta of 2.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HMC or XPEV?

In the previous week, XPeng had 32 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for XPeng and 10 mentions for Honda Motor. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat XPeng's score of 0.46 indicating that Honda Motor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Honda Motor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPeng	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honda Motor, 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
Honda Motor	$142.43B	0.38	$5.52B	$2.89	11.97
XPeng	$5.60M	4,024.18	-$805.43M	-$0.63	-37.69

Summary

XPeng beats Honda Motor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.