Li Auto (LI) Competitors $26.74 +0.80 (+3.08%) Closing price 07/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.93 +0.19 (+0.71%) As of 09:14 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LI vs. HMC, STLA, XPEV, RIVN, MGA, ALV, VFS, ZK, LCID, and IEPShould 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 Stellantis XPeng Rivian Automotive Magna International Autoliv VinFast Auto ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Lucid Group Icahn Enterprises 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. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$19.79B1.41$1.10B$1.0525.47Honda Motor$142.43B0.32$5.52B$3.498.34 Does the media favor LI or HMC? 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 Do analysts prefer LI or HMC? 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) 2.38Honda Motor 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is LI or HMC more profitable? 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% Which has more risk and volatility, LI or HMC? 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLi Auto beats Honda Motor on 12 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart LI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLi AutoAUTO IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$27.17B$32.25B$17.09B$9.02BDividend YieldN/A3.30%2.92%4.05%P/E Ratio25.476.0823.4420.09Price / Sales1.41122.2434.8792.99Price / Cash17.895.4517.9528.59Price / Book2.871.292.585.55Net Income$1.10B$2.47B$769.06M$248.49M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LILi Auto3.328 of 5 stars$26.74+3.1%$32.85+22.8%+30.7%$27.17B$19.79B25.4732,248Gap UpHMCHonda Motor2.9469 of 5 stars$28.86-2.8%N/A-10.4%$45.05B$21.69T8.27204,000Gap DownSTLAStellantis4.2666 of 5 stars$10.04-1.5%$13.07+30.1%-49.8%$30.35B$169.78B2.94272,400Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeXPEVXPeng2.4681 of 5 stars$17.89-1.3%$23.73+32.6%+126.3%$16.98B$5.60M-23.8515,364News CoverageRIVNRivian Automotive2.15 of 5 stars$13.74+1.0%$14.38+4.7%-13.8%$15.54B$4.97B-3.6914,861MGAMagna International4.2376 of 5 stars$38.67+0.6%$41.38+7.0%-3.2%$10.90B$42.84B9.67170,000ALVAutoliv3.8467 of 5 stars$111.82-1.1%$115.27+3.1%+8.9%$8.64B$10.39B12.8765,200Analyst UpgradeVFSVinFast Auto1.6233 of 5 stars$3.57-0.6%$5.75+61.1%-18.8%$8.35B$53.80T-2.5517,823Analyst ForecastZKZEEKR Intelligent Technology2.2419 of 5 stars$25.52-2.5%$31.91+25.1%+44.8%$6.49B$10.40B-8.7717,439LCIDLucid Group2.7424 of 5 stars$2.11-0.5%$2.68+26.8%-28.0%$6.44B$807.83M-1.746,800IEPIcahn Enterprises2.5876 of 5 stars$8.05-1.7%N/A-48.8%$4.40B$10.02B-4.8815,037Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Honda Motor Competitors Stellantis Competitors XPeng Competitors Rivian Automotive Competitors Magna International Competitors Autoliv Competitors VinFast Auto Competitors ZEEKR Intelligent Technology Competitors Lucid Group Competitors Icahn Enterprises 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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