LI vs. F, RIVN, NIO, GM, XPEV, OSK, FSS, PCAR, STLA, and MBLY
Should you be buying Li Auto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Li Auto include Ford Motor (F), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), NIO (NIO), General Motors (GM), XPeng (XPEV), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), PACCAR (PCAR), Stellantis (STLA), and Mobileye Global (MBLY).
Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Ford Motor had 11 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ford Motor and 14 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Ford Motor's score of 0.39 indicating that Ford Motor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ford Motor presently has a consensus target price of $13.74, indicating a potential upside of 13.05%. Li Auto has a consensus target price of $45.36, indicating a potential upside of 67.80%. Given Ford Motor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Ford Motor.
Li Auto has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Li Auto's net margin of 2.21%. Ford Motor's return on equity of 18.37% beat Li Auto's return on equity.
58.7% of Ford Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ford Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ford Motor has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Li Auto has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ford Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Li Auto. Ford Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Li Auto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ford Motor received 1698 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.20% of users gave Ford Motor an outperform vote while only 60.19% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.
Summary
Li Auto beats Ford Motor on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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