Reviewing XPENG (XPEV) and Its Peers

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

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Profitability

This table compares XPENG and its peers’ 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%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for XPENG and its peers, as provided 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 currently has a consensus target price of $20.62, indicating a potential upside of 101.70%. As a group, “Automobiles” companies have a potential upside of 66.78%. Given XPENG’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XPENG is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

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

About XPENG

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.