Analyzing XPENG (XPEV) and Its Competitors

XPENG (NYSE:XPEV) is one of 119 publicly-traded companies in the “Automobiles” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare XPENG to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

XPENG has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPENG’s competitors have a beta of 1.00, indicating that their average stock price is 0% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.1% of XPENG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPENG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of shares of all “Automobiles” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for XPENG and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPENG	4	2	5	0	2.09
XPENG Competitors	2138	5139	6397	191	2.33

XPENG presently has a consensus target price of $20.62, suggesting a potential upside of 101.70%. As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 66.78%. Given XPENG’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe XPENG is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XPENG and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPENG	$10.97 billion	-$158.50 million	-21.30
XPENG Competitors	$53.15 billion	$1.13 billion	7.17

XPENG’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than XPENG. XPENG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares XPENG and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPENG	-4.19%	-10.99%	-3.15%
XPENG Competitors	-1,522.34%	-123.41%	-11.66%

Summary

XPENG competitors beat XPENG on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

XPENG Company Profile

XPeng Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets smart electric vehicles (EVs) in the People's Republic of China. It offers SUVs under the G3, G3i, and G9 names; four-door sports sedans under the P7 and P7i names; and family sedans under the P5 name. The company also provides sales contracts, super charging, maintenance, technical support, auto financing, insurance, technology support, ride-hailing, automotive loan referral, and other services, as well as vehicle leasing and insurance agency services. In addition, it offers advanced driver-assistance system technology and in-car intelligent operating system; and vehicle systems comprising powertrains, and the electrical and electronic architecture. XPeng Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.