Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI - Get Free Report) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by ($0.10), Zacks reports. Li Auto had a net margin of 5.60% and a return on equity of 11.83%. Li Auto updated its Q3 2025 guidance to EPS.
Li Auto Stock Down 8.3%
LI stock opened at $22.60 on Thursday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $26.64 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 0.94. Li Auto has a 1-year low of $17.44 and a 1-year 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.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have commented on LI. Macquarie lowered shares of Li Auto from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $28.00 to $21.00 in a report on Friday, August 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $28.00 price objective (down from $33.00) on shares of Li Auto in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of Li Auto in a research report on Monday, August 18th. They issued a "strong sell" rating for the company. Zacks Research downgraded Li Auto from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein set a $26.00 target price on Li Auto and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and a consensus target price of $27.89.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Li Auto
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Li Auto by 133.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,636,156 shares of the company's stock worth $66,431,000 after purchasing an additional 1,505,991 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new stake in Li Auto in the 1st quarter worth $506,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Li Auto by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 176,684 shares of the company's stock worth $4,790,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 6,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boothbay Fund Management LLC lifted its position in 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 buying an additional 28,563 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 9.88% of the company's stock.
Li Auto Company Profile
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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.
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