Li Auto (LI) Expected to Announce 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 post its Q2 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, August 28th. Analysts expect Li Auto to post 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.Individuals can find conference call details on the company's upcoming Q2 2025 earningreport 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 29th. The company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.01). Li Auto had a return on equity of 11.83% and a net margin of 5.60%.The business had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.45 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.21 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ LI traded up $0.65 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.65. The stock had a trading volume of 6,409,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,812,649. 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. The company has a market capitalization of $25.81 billion, a PE ratio of 23.48, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $26.72 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.61.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on LI. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $26.00 target price on shares of Li Auto and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Li Auto from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Li Auto in a research report on Monday, August 18th. They set a "strong sell" rating for the company. BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on shares of Li Auto in a research report on Monday, August 18th. They set an "underperform" rating and a $18.00 price target for the company. Finally, Macquarie lowered shares of Li Auto from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $28.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Li Auto presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $27.89.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Li Auto

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $324,000 after buying an additional 951 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Li Auto in the first quarter worth about $506,000. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its holdings 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 worth $951,000 after buying an additional 6,331 shares in the last quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $1,016,000 after buying an additional 28,563 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in 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. Institutional investors own 9.88% of the company's stock.

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.