Li Auto - LI Competitors

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

Is LI or NIO more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of -4.30% compared to NIO's net margin of -29.32%. Li Auto's return on equity of -4.48% beat NIO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Li Auto	-4.30%	-4.48%	-2.56%
NIO	-29.32%	-47.74%	-15.38%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LI or NIO?

21.0% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of NIO shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of NIO shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LI or NIO?

NIO received 504 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.47% of users gave NIO an outperform vote while only 62.65% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 52 62.65%	Underperform Votes 31 37.35%
NIO	Outperform Votes 556 71.47%	Underperform Votes 222 28.53%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LI or NIO?

Li Auto has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NIO. Li Auto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NIO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Li Auto	$6.57 billion	3.76	-$291.74 million	-$0.30	-79.00
NIO	$7.14 billion	2.17	-$2.07 billion	-$1.30	-7.13

Does the media favor LI or NIO?

In the previous week, NIO had 8 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for NIO and 6 mentions for Li Auto. Li Auto's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat NIO's score of 0.32 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
NIO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LI or NIO?

Li Auto presently has a consensus target price of $35.65, indicating a potential upside of 50.40%. NIO has a consensus target price of $17.52, indicating a potential upside of 89.01%. Given NIO's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NIO is more favorable than Li Auto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Li Auto	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NIO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58

Which has more risk & volatility, LI or NIO?

Li Auto has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIO has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Li Auto beats NIO on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.