XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, XPEV or HMC?

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
XPeng	$40.87B	0.49	-$1.47B	-$0.85	-24.81
Honda Motor	$21.76T	0.00	$7.64B	$4.30	6.55

Does the media refer more to XPEV or HMC?

In the previous week, XPeng had 2 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for XPeng and 6 mentions for Honda Motor. XPeng's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.24 indicating that XPeng is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XPEV or HMC?

Honda Motor received 318 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.61% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 54.79% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPeng	Outperform Votes 80 54.79%	Underperform Votes 66 45.21%
Honda Motor	Outperform Votes 398 61.61%	Underperform Votes 248 38.39%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XPEV or HMC?

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

Is XPEV or HMC more profitable?

Honda Motor has a net margin of 4.76% compared to XPeng's net margin of -15.35%. Honda Motor's return on equity of 7.81% beat XPeng's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPeng	-15.35%	-16.92%	-7.37%
Honda Motor	4.76%	7.81%	3.38%

Do analysts recommend XPEV or HMC?

XPeng currently has a consensus price target of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 5.26%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPeng	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Honda Motor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, XPEV or HMC?

XPeng has a beta of 2.62, suggesting that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPeng beats Honda Motor on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.