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$26.74 +0.80 (+3.08%)
Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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LI vs. HMC, STLA, XPEV, RIVN, MGA, ALV, VFS, ZK, LCID, 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), Autoliv (ALV), VinFast Auto (VFS), ZEEKR Intelligent Technology (ZK), Lucid Group (LCID), and Icahn Enterprises (IEP). These companies are all part of the "automobiles and trucks" industry.

Li Auto vs. Its Competitors

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

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$19.79B1.41$1.10B$1.0525.47
Honda Motor$142.43B0.32$5.52B$3.498.34

In the previous week, Li Auto and Li Auto both had 6 articles in the media. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.16 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Li Auto
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Honda Motor
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Li Auto presently has a consensus target price of $32.85, indicating a potential upside of 22.85%. 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
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38
Honda Motor
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Li Auto has a net margin of 5.60% compared to Honda Motor's net margin of 3.82%. Li Auto's return on equity of 11.83% beat Honda Motor's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Li Auto5.60% 11.83% 5.19%
Honda Motor 3.82%6.33%2.70%

Li Auto has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Li Auto beats Honda Motor on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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LI vs. The Competition

MetricLi AutoAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$27.17B$32.25B$17.09B$9.02B
Dividend YieldN/A3.30%2.92%4.05%
P/E Ratio25.476.0823.4420.09
Price / Sales1.41122.2434.8792.99
Price / Cash17.895.4517.9528.59
Price / Book2.871.292.585.55
Net Income$1.10B$2.47B$769.06M$248.49M
7 Day Performance-0.34%-0.33%0.83%4.87%
1 Month Performance-9.42%-9.09%2.67%6.63%
1 Year Performance32.44%-6.62%-0.86%20.38%

Li Auto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LI
Li Auto
3.328 of 5 stars
$26.74
+3.1%
$32.85
+22.8%
+30.7%$27.17B$19.79B25.4732,248Gap Up
HMC
Honda Motor
2.9469 of 5 stars
$28.86
-2.8%
N/A-10.4%$45.05B$21.69T8.27204,000Gap Down
STLA
Stellantis
4.2666 of 5 stars
$10.04
-1.5%
$13.07
+30.1%
-49.8%$30.35B$169.78B2.94272,400Trending News
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XPEV
XPeng
2.4681 of 5 stars
$17.89
-1.3%
$23.73
+32.6%
+126.3%$16.98B$5.60M-23.8515,364News Coverage
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
2.15 of 5 stars
$13.74
+1.0%
$14.38
+4.7%
-13.8%$15.54B$4.97B-3.6914,861
MGA
Magna International
4.2376 of 5 stars
$38.67
+0.6%
$41.38
+7.0%
-3.2%$10.90B$42.84B9.67170,000
ALV
Autoliv
3.8467 of 5 stars
$111.82
-1.1%
$115.27
+3.1%
+8.9%$8.64B$10.39B12.8765,200Analyst Upgrade
VFS
VinFast Auto
1.6233 of 5 stars
$3.57
-0.6%
$5.75
+61.1%
-18.8%$8.35B$53.80T-2.5517,823Analyst Forecast
ZK
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology
2.2419 of 5 stars
$25.52
-2.5%
$31.91
+25.1%
+44.8%$6.49B$10.40B-8.7717,439
LCID
Lucid Group
2.7424 of 5 stars
$2.11
-0.5%
$2.68
+26.8%
-28.0%$6.44B$807.83M-1.746,800
IEP
Icahn Enterprises
2.5876 of 5 stars
$8.05
-1.7%
N/A-48.8%$4.40B$10.02B-4.8815,037Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:LI) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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