XPENG (NYSE:XPEV) versus Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) Critical Comparison

XPENG (NYSE:XPEV) and Thor Industries (NYSE:THO) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares XPENG and Thor Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPENG	-4.19%	-10.99%	-3.15%
Thor Industries	1.85%	3.76%	2.30%

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPENG	4	2	4	1	2.18
Thor Industries	1	10	3	0	2.14

XPENG currently has a consensus target price of $21.41, suggesting a potential upside of 132.10%. Thor Industries has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.54%. Given XPENG’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe XPENG is more favorable than Thor Industries.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares XPENG and Thor Industries”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPENG	$10.97 billion	0.80	-$158.50 million	($0.48)	-19.22
Thor Industries	$9.61 billion	0.38	$177.54 million	$3.39	20.63

Thor Industries has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XPENG. XPENG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.1% of XPENG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPENG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Thor Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

XPENG has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thor Industries has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Thor Industries beats XPENG on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Thor Industries

THOR Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells recreational vehicles (RVs), and related parts and accessories in the United States, Canada, and Europe. The company offers travel trailers; gasoline and diesel Class A, Class B, and Class C motorhomes; conventional travel trailers and fifth wheels; luxury fifth wheels; and motorcaravans, caravans, campervans, and urban vehicles. It also provides aluminum extrusion and specialized component products to RV and other manufacturers. The company provides its products through independent and non-franchise dealers. THOR Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is based in Elkhart, Indiana.