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$26.14 +0.01 (+0.02%)
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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

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) and Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) 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 valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

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
Honda Motor$142.43B0.33$5.52B$3.498.56
Li Auto$19.79B1.38$1.10B$1.0524.90

Li Auto has a consensus target price of $32.85, indicating a potential upside of 25.65%. Given Li Auto's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Li Auto is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Honda Motor
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Li Auto
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.38

In the previous week, Honda Motor had 2 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Honda Motor and 5 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.15 indicating that Li Auto is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

5.3% of Honda Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Li Auto shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.5% of Li Auto shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

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
Honda Motor3.82% 6.33% 2.70%
Li Auto 5.60%11.83%5.19%

Summary

Li Auto beats Honda Motor on 12 of the 16 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$16.99B$9.05B
Dividend YieldN/A3.30%2.92%3.99%
P/E Ratio24.905.1024.5720.26
Price / Sales1.38128.0836.08119.26
Price / Cash17.895.4517.9128.59
Price / Book2.801.322.655.65
Net Income$1.10B$2.47B$764.20M$249.15M
7 Day Performance-4.82%0.92%2.95%3.28%
1 Month Performance-11.43%-7.22%4.36%3.95%
1 Year Performance27.79%-5.88%6.16%20.98%

Li Auto Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LI
Li Auto
3.9624 of 5 stars
$26.15
+0.0%
$32.85
+25.6%
+27.8%$27.17B$19.79B24.9032,248
HMC
Honda Motor
2.9512 of 5 stars
$28.86
-2.8%
N/A-7.9%$45.05B$21.69T8.27204,000
STLA
Stellantis
3.8386 of 5 stars
$10.04
-1.5%
$13.07
+30.1%
-47.3%$30.35B$169.78B2.94272,400Analyst Downgrade
XPEV
XPeng
2.4761 of 5 stars
$17.89
-1.3%
$23.73
+32.6%
+137.1%$16.98B$5.60M-23.8515,364Options Volume
RIVN
Rivian Automotive
1.327 of 5 stars
$13.74
+1.0%
$14.38
+4.7%
-11.5%$15.54B$4.97B-3.6914,861
MGA
Magna International
4.3479 of 5 stars
$38.67
+0.6%
$41.38
+7.0%
-2.3%$10.90B$42.84B9.67170,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
ALV
Autoliv
3.8906 of 5 stars
$111.82
-1.1%
$115.27
+3.1%
+10.3%$8.64B$10.39B12.8765,200News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
VFS
VinFast Auto
1.5787 of 5 stars
$3.57
-0.6%
$5.75
+61.1%
-15.6%$8.35B$53.80T-2.5517,823
ZK
ZEEKR Intelligent Technology
2.059 of 5 stars
$25.52
-2.5%
$31.91
+25.1%
+44.2%$6.49B$10.40B-8.7717,439
LCID
Lucid Group
1.6649 of 5 stars
$2.11
-0.5%
$2.68
+26.8%
-26.5%$6.44B$807.83M-1.746,800
IEP
Icahn Enterprises
2.5862 of 5 stars
$8.05
-1.7%
N/A-48.5%$4.40B$10.02B-4.8815,037News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:LI) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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