Li Auto (LI) Competitors $26.11 -0.06 (-0.23%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.12 +0.02 (+0.06%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LI vs. HMC, STLA, XPEV, RIVN, NIO, MGA, ALV, ZK, VFS, and LCIDShould you be buying Li Auto stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Li Auto include Honda Motor (HMC), Stellantis (STLA), XPeng (XPEV), Rivian Automotive (RIVN), NIO (NIO), Magna International (MGA), Autoliv (ALV), ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (ZK), VinFast Auto (VFS), and Lucid Group (LCID). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry. Li Auto vs. Its Competitors Honda Motor Stellantis XPeng Rivian Automotive NIO Magna International Autoliv ZEEKR Intelligent Technology VinFast Auto Lucid Group Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) and Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media refer more to LI or HMC? In the previous week, Li Auto had 1 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Li Auto and 6 mentions for Honda Motor. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Li Auto's score of 0.69 indicating that Honda Motor is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Li Auto 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Honda Motor 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LI or HMC more profitable? Li Auto has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Honda Motor's net margin of 2.95%. Li Auto's return on equity of 11.37% beat Honda Motor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Li Auto5.64% 11.37% 5.05% Honda Motor 2.95%5.03%2.10% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LI or HMC? Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than Li Auto. Honda Motor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Li Auto, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLi Auto$19.79B1.38$1.10B$1.0524.87Honda Motor$142.43B0.37$5.52B$2.8911.74 Do analysts rate LI or HMC? Li Auto presently has a consensus price target of $26.26, suggesting a potential upside of 0.58%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Honda Motor.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Li Auto 4 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93Honda Motor 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LI or HMC? 9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Honda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, LI or HMC? Li Auto has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLi Auto beats Honda Motor on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Li Auto News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLi AutoAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$27.40B$34.51B$21.30B$10.31BDividend YieldN/A2.93%2.72%4.63%P/E Ratio24.878.0218.4326.51Price / Sales1.38146.2144.17123.58Price / Cash18.056.1721.9560.46Price / Book2.801.762.916.29Net Income$1.10B$2.47B$825.47M$270.51M7 Day Performance7.80%1.15%1.47%2.15%1 Month Performance7.94%5.91%1.42%6.35%1 Year Performance37.06%10.96%14.33%25.48% Li Auto Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LILi Auto1.8833 of 5 stars$26.11-0.2%$26.26+0.6%+36.9%$27.40B$19.79B24.8732,248Options VolumeHMCHonda Motor1.658 of 5 stars$33.71+0.5%N/A+7.1%$52.62B$21.62T11.66194,173STLAStellantis4.651 of 5 stars$9.63+3.3%$12.21+26.8%-36.1%$29.11B$169.78B2.82248,243XPEVXPeng1.8251 of 5 stars$21.33+2.2%$23.85+11.8%+137.8%$20.24B$5.60M-33.8615,364Gap UpRIVNRivian Automotive1.5646 of 5 stars$13.60+1.0%$13.67+0.5%+0.7%$16.50B$4.97B-4.2114,861NIONIO1.4444 of 5 stars$6.49+4.3%$5.83-10.2%+16.9%$13.55B$9.01B-4.0645,635Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeGap DownMGAMagna International3.731 of 5 stars$46.86+1.0%$43.50-7.2%+16.6%$13.21B$42.84B11.00170,000News CoverageALVAutoliv3.4952 of 5 stars$126.42+0.3%$122.92-2.8%+32.4%$9.71B$10.46B13.8365,200Positive NewsZKZEEKR Intelligent Technology2.2463 of 5 stars$29.69+2.0%$34.87+17.4%+85.8%$7.61B$10.40B-16.4017,439VFSVinFast Auto2.6173 of 5 stars$3.24-1.2%$5.75+77.5%-18.2%$7.58B$1.81B-2.2817,823LCIDLucid Group2.5119 of 5 stars$19.84+3.0%$23.31+17.5%-49.6%$6.10B$807.83M-1.736,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Honda Motor Competitors Stellantis Competitors XPeng Competitors Rivian Automotive Competitors NIO Competitors Magna International Competitors Autoliv Competitors ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Competitors VinFast Auto Competitors Lucid Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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