Lucid Group (LCID) Competitors

XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Lucid Group (NASDAQ:LCID) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XPEV or LCID?

XPeng has higher revenue and earnings than Lucid Group. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucid Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPeng	$50.13B	0.39	-$1.47B	-$0.75	-27.26
Lucid Group	$870.14M	7.64	-$2.83B	-$1.21	-1.80

Do analysts recommend XPEV or LCID?

XPeng presently has a consensus target price of $22.29, suggesting a potential upside of 9.03%. Lucid Group has a consensus target price of $2.68, suggesting a potential upside of 22.73%. Given Lucid Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lucid Group is more favorable than XPeng.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPeng	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Lucid Group	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor XPEV or LCID?

In the previous week, Lucid Group had 12 more articles in the media than XPeng. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Lucid Group and 4 mentions for XPeng. Lucid Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat XPeng's score of 0.52 indicating that Lucid Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPeng	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lucid Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, XPEV or LCID?

XPeng has a beta of 2.58, meaning that its stock price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucid Group has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of XPEV or LCID?

21.1% of XPeng shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Lucid Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPeng shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.3% of Lucid Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XPEV or LCID?

XPeng received 55 more outperform votes than Lucid Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.73% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote while only 23.42% of users gave Lucid Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPeng	Outperform Votes 81 54.73%	Underperform Votes 67 45.27%
Lucid Group	Outperform Votes 26 23.42%	Underperform Votes 85 76.58%

Is XPEV or LCID more profitable?

XPeng has a net margin of -15.35% compared to Lucid Group's net margin of -406.63%. XPeng's return on equity of -16.92% beat Lucid Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPeng	-15.35%	-16.92%	-7.37%
Lucid Group	-406.63%	-74.67%	-33.45%

Summary

XPeng beats Lucid Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.