XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate XPEV or HMC?

XPeng currently has a consensus price target of $22.20, suggesting a potential upside of 9.92%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media prefer XPEV or HMC?

In the previous week, Honda Motor had 2 more articles in the media than XPeng. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Honda Motor and 19 mentions for XPeng. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat XPeng's score of 0.50 indicating that Honda Motor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPeng	6 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Honda Motor	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XPEV or HMC?

Honda Motor received 318 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.71% 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 61.71%	Underperform Votes 247 38.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, XPEV or HMC?

XPeng has a beta of 2.68, suggesting that its stock price is 168% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.47	-$1.47B	-$0.85	-23.76
Honda Motor	$21.76T	0.00	$7.64B	$4.30	6.69

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%

Summary

Honda Motor beats XPeng on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.