NIO (NIO) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HMC or NIO?

Honda Motor has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NIO has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HMC or NIO?

NIO has a consensus price target of $6.35, indicating a potential downside of 14.88%. Given NIO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NIO is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honda Motor	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
NIO	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

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

5.3% of Honda Motor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of NIO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of NIO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor HMC or NIO?

In the previous week, NIO had 10 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for NIO and 6 mentions for Honda Motor. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat NIO's score of 0.36 indicating that Honda Motor is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is HMC or NIO more profitable?

Honda Motor has a net margin of 2.95% compared to NIO's net margin of -34.71%. Honda Motor's return on equity of 5.03% beat NIO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honda Motor	2.95%	5.03%	2.10%
NIO	-34.71%	-589.46%	-23.54%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HMC or NIO?

Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than NIO. NIO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honda Motor, 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
Honda Motor	$21.62T	0.00	$5.52B	$2.89	10.60
NIO	$9.01B	1.73	-$3.06B	-$1.60	-4.66

Summary

Honda Motor and NIO tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.