Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Li Auto had a return on equity of 13.03% and a net margin of 7.20%. The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.45 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.21 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Li Auto updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.
Li Auto Stock Down 0.6%
Shares of Li Auto stock traded down $0.18 during trading on Friday, reaching $28.31. The company had a trading volume of 3,119,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,476,280. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.76. Li Auto has a fifty-two week low of $17.44 and a fifty-two week high of $33.12. The firm's fifty day moving average is $25.34 and its 200-day moving average is $24.94. The company has a market cap of $29.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.95.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. HSBC set a $38.50 price objective on shares of Li Auto and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Li Auto from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and upped their target price for the company from $22.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Macquarie lowered shares of Li Auto from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $27.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Nomura Securities upgraded shares of Li Auto to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Cfra Research upgraded shares of Li Auto to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Li Auto has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $32.85.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Li Auto
A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Li Auto stock. Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 20,076 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $506,000. 9.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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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