IEP vs. XPEV, RIVN, MGA, ALV, VFS, NIO, ZK, LCID, DOOO, and ATMU
Should you be buying Icahn Enterprises stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Icahn Enterprises include XPeng (XPEV), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), Magna International (MGA), Autoliv (ALV), VinFast Auto (VFS), NIO (NIO), ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (ZK), Lucid Group (LCID), BRP (DOOO), and Atmus Filtration Technologies (ATMU). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.
Icahn Enterprises vs. Its Competitors
Icahn Enterprises (NASDAQ:IEP) and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) are both automobiles and trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Icahn Enterprises has a net margin of -8.55% compared to XPeng's net margin of -10.20%. XPeng's return on equity of -15.89% beat Icahn Enterprises' return on equity.
Icahn Enterprises has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPeng has a beta of 2.51, suggesting that its share price is 151% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, XPeng had 3 more articles in the media than Icahn Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for XPeng and 4 mentions for Icahn Enterprises. Icahn Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat XPeng's score of 0.47 indicating that Icahn Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Icahn Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Icahn Enterprises, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
XPeng has a consensus target price of $23.73, suggesting a potential upside of 32.43%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Icahn Enterprises.
87.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of XPeng shares are held by institutional investors. 90.1% of Icahn Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of XPeng shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
XPeng beats Icahn Enterprises on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IEP) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
