Autoliv (ALV) Competitors

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

Is LI or ALV more profitable?

Li Auto has a net margin of 7.20% compared to Autoliv's net margin of 6.21%. Autoliv's return on equity of 28.62% beat Li Auto's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Li Auto	7.20%	13.03%	5.55%
Autoliv	6.21%	28.62%	8.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LI or ALV?

Autoliv received 507 more outperform votes than Li Auto when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.67% of users gave Li Auto an outperform vote while only 48.85% of users gave Autoliv an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Li Auto	Outperform Votes 68 56.67%	Underperform Votes 52 43.33%
Autoliv	Outperform Votes 575 48.85%	Underperform Votes 602 51.15%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LI or ALV?

Li Auto has higher revenue and earnings than Autoliv. Autoliv is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Li Auto, 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	$144.46B	0.21	$1.65B	$1.05	27.53
Autoliv	$10.35B	0.75	$647M	$8.69	11.60

Do analysts prefer LI or ALV?

Li Auto presently has a consensus target price of $32.85, suggesting a potential upside of 13.63%. Autoliv has a consensus target price of $115.29, suggesting a potential upside of 14.34%. Given Autoliv's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Autoliv is more favorable than Li Auto.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Li Auto	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Autoliv	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79

Does the media prefer LI or ALV?

In the previous week, Autoliv had 5 more articles in the media than Li Auto. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Autoliv and 6 mentions for Li Auto. Autoliv's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Li Auto's score of 0.92 indicating that Autoliv is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Li Auto	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Autoliv	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, LI or ALV?

Li Auto has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Autoliv has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LI or ALV?

9.9% of Li Auto shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Autoliv shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of Li Auto shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Autoliv shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Autoliv beats Li Auto on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.