XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor received 317 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.33% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 54.73% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Honda Motor	Outperform Votes 398 61.33%	Underperform Votes 251 38.67%
XPeng	Outperform Votes 81 54.73%	Underperform Votes 67 45.27%

Is HMC or XPEV 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
Honda Motor	4.76%	7.81%	3.38%
XPeng	-15.35%	-16.92%	-7.37%

Do analysts rate HMC or XPEV?

XPeng has a consensus price target of $22.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.92%. Given XPeng's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPeng is more favorable than Honda Motor.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HMC or XPEV?

5.3% of Honda Motor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of XPeng shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Honda Motor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of XPeng shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to HMC or XPEV?

In the previous week, Honda Motor had 3 more articles in the media than XPeng. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Honda Motor and 5 mentions for XPeng. XPeng's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Honda Motor's score of 0.10 indicating that XPeng is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPeng has a beta of 2.58, meaning that its share price is 158% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HMC or XPEV?

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
Honda Motor	$21.69T	0.00	$7.64B	$3.49	8.37
XPeng	$50.13B	0.36	-$1.47B	-$0.75	-25.64

Summary

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