Li Auto (LI) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Key Points

• Li Auto is set to announce its Q2 2025 earnings on August 28th, with analysts predicting earnings of $0.2401 per share and revenue of $4.4757 billion.
• The company experienced a 1.3% decline in stock price, with its shares opening at $23.50 and a market cap of $24.61 billion.
• Several institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Li Auto, indicating growing interest despite the stock's mixed ratings from brokerages.

Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI - Get Free Report) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.2401 per share and revenue of $4.4757 billion for the quarter. Li Auto has set its Q2 2025 guidance at EPS.Investors are encouraged to explore the company's upcoming Q2 2025 earningoverview page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM ET.

Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.01). Li Auto had a net margin of 5.60% and a return on equity of 11.83%. The company had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.21 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Li Auto to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Li Auto Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of LI stock traded up $0.0950 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $24.1550. The company had a trading volume of 2,913,893 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,390,288. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.64. The company has a market cap of $25.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.94. Li Auto has a 12 month low of $17.44 and a 12 month high of $33.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 1.72.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently commented on LI shares. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Li Auto in a report on Monday, August 18th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $26.00 price target on Li Auto and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Macquarie lowered Li Auto from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $28.00 to $21.00 in a report on Friday. Cfra Research upgraded Li Auto from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $28.00 price target (down from $33.00) on shares of Li Auto in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Li Auto presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $27.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Li Auto

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Li Auto by 8.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,955 shares of the company's stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in shares of Li Auto in the first quarter valued at $506,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Li Auto by 22.0% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 35,076 shares of the company's stock valued at $951,000 after purchasing an additional 6,331 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC grew its position in shares of Li Auto by 320.1% in the second quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 37,486 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,016,000 after purchasing an additional 28,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Li Auto by 497.2% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 76,728 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,080,000 after purchasing an additional 63,881 shares in the last quarter. 9.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Li Auto

Li Auto Inc operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment.