XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, XPEV or HMC?

XPeng has a beta of 2.64, indicating that its share price is 164% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honda Motor has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer XPEV or HMC?

In the previous week, XPeng had 25 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for XPeng and 13 mentions for Honda Motor. XPeng's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.32 indicating that XPeng is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPeng	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honda Motor	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is XPEV or HMC more profitable?

Honda Motor has a net margin of 4.76% compared to XPeng's net margin of -15.35%. Honda Motor's return on equity of 7.81% beat XPeng's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPeng	-15.35%	-16.92%	-7.37%
Honda Motor	4.76%	7.81%	3.38%

Do analysts recommend XPEV or HMC?

XPeng presently has a consensus price target of $22.29, suggesting a potential upside of 11.37%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Honda Motor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPeng	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46
Honda Motor	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in XPEV or HMC?

21.1% of XPeng shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Honda Motor shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPeng shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Honda Motor 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 MarketBeat Community favor XPEV or HMC?

Honda Motor received 317 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.42% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 54.73% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPeng	Outperform Votes 81 54.73%	Underperform Votes 67 45.27%
Honda Motor	Outperform Votes 398 61.42%	Underperform Votes 250 38.58%

Which has better earnings and valuation, XPEV or HMC?

Honda Motor has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng. XPeng 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
XPeng	$40.87B	0.46	-$1.47B	-$0.85	-23.55
Honda Motor	$21.69T	0.00	$7.64B	$3.49	8.44

Summary

XPeng beats Honda Motor on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.