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$24.39 +0.22 (+0.91%)
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LI vs. HMC, STLA, XPEV, RIVN, MGA, VFS, LCID, ALV, ZK, and IEP

Should 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), Magna International (MGA), VinFast Auto (VFS), Lucid Group (LCID), Autoliv (ALV), ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (ZK), and Icahn Enterprises (IEP). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

Li Auto vs.

Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) and Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Honda Motor had 2 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Honda Motor and 7 mentions for Li Auto. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Li Auto's score of 0.88 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Honda Motor
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Honda Motor received 330 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.61% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 56.67% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Li AutoOutperform Votes
68
56.67%
Underperform Votes
52
43.33%
Honda MotorOutperform Votes
398
61.61%
Underperform Votes
248
38.39%

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 Ratio
Li Auto$144.46B0.18$1.65B$1.0523.23
Honda Motor$21.76T0.00$7.64B$4.307.10

Li Auto has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

9.9% of Li Auto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Honda Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 48.5% of Li Auto shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are held 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.

Li Auto has a net margin of 7.20% compared to Honda Motor's net margin of 4.76%. Li Auto's return on equity of 13.03% beat Honda Motor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Li Auto7.20% 13.03% 5.55%
Honda Motor 4.76%7.81%3.38%

Li Auto currently has a consensus price target of $35.73, indicating a potential upside of 46.49%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Li Auto
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Honda Motor
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Li Auto beats Honda Motor on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LI vs. The Competition

MetricLi AutoMotor vehicles & car bodies IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$25.54B$38.14B$16.95B$7.83B
Dividend YieldN/A2.78%3.09%4.22%
P/E Ratio18.0710.4017.0318.48
Price / Sales0.1812.879.92103.59
Price / Cash17.2511.9610.9434.62
Price / Book3.032.711.754.25
Net Income$1.65B$3.05B$1.42B$248.23M
7 Day Performance1.65%2.43%1.47%3.29%
1 Month Performance-4.43%-6.44%-4.24%2.42%
1 Year Performance-7.19%-19.76%-12.08%5.54%

Li Auto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LI
Li Auto
4.2302 of 5 stars
$24.39
+0.9%
$35.73
+46.5%
-7.2%$25.54B$144.46B18.0719,400Positive News
HMC
Honda Motor
2.3407 of 5 stars
$29.08
-0.1%
N/A-10.3%$45.39B$21.76T6.76204,000Positive News
STLA
Stellantis
4.5922 of 5 stars
$9.23
-2.1%
$16.49
+78.6%
-58.4%$27.90B$156.88B2.71272,400Gap Down
XPEV
XPeng
2.5786 of 5 stars
$18.17
-0.3%
$22.20
+22.2%
+129.3%$17.24B$40.87B-20.8814,000
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
0.9817 of 5 stars
$11.05
-4.7%
$14.17
+28.2%
+53.5%$12.49B$4.97B-2.3414,100Upcoming Earnings
Gap Down
MGA
Magna International
4.8408 of 5 stars
$32.19
-0.2%
$44.32
+37.7%
-27.3%$9.07B$42.84B9.17168,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
VFS
VinFast Auto
1.8821 of 5 stars
$3.15
+0.6%
$9.50
+201.6%
+33.6%$7.37B$38.07T-2.8614,000Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
LCID
Lucid Group
1.4397 of 5 stars
$2.32
-2.5%
$2.69
+16.1%
-1.6%$7.03B$807.83M-1.733,900Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
ALV
Autoliv
4.6397 of 5 stars
$85.10
-1.4%
$113.21
+33.0%
-22.1%$6.59B$10.39B10.5569,100Positive News
ZK
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology
2.9017 of 5 stars
$18.37
-3.2%
$32.02
+74.3%
N/A$4.67B$75.91B-4.6916,645Positive News
IEP
Icahn Enterprises
1.6872 of 5 stars
$8.49
-0.6%
N/A-51.0%$4.44B$9.90B-7.7920,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:LI) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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