XPeng (XPEV) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to HMC or XPEV?

In the previous week, XPeng had 11 more articles in the media than Honda Motor. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for XPeng and 4 mentions for Honda Motor. Honda Motor's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat XPeng's score of 0.92 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPeng	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor received 318 more outperform votes than XPeng when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.61% of users gave Honda Motor an outperform vote while only 54.79% of users gave XPeng an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Honda Motor	Outperform Votes 398 61.61%	Underperform Votes 248 38.39%
XPeng	Outperform Votes 80 54.79%	Underperform Votes 66 45.21%

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 prefer HMC or XPEV?

XPeng has a consensus target price of $22.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.23%. 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)	2 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 & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of XPeng shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	$21.76T	0.00	$7.64B	$4.30	7.14
XPeng	$40.87B	0.46	-$1.47B	-$0.85	-23.27

Which has more volatility & risk, HMC or XPEV?

Honda Motor has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPeng has a beta of 2.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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