Analyzing Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) & XPENG (NYSE:XPEV)

XPENG (NYSE:XPEV) and Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares XPENG and Thunder Power”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPENG	$10.97 billion	0.99	-$158.50 million	($0.48)	-23.61
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.05)	-4.00

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

21.1% of XPENG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.0% of Thunder Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPENG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Thunder Power shares 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 Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for XPENG and Thunder Power, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPENG	4	0	5	2	2.45
Thunder Power	0	0	0	0	0.00

XPENG presently has a consensus price target of $25.31, indicating a potential upside of 123.35%. Given XPENG’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XPENG is more favorable than Thunder Power.

Profitability

This table compares XPENG and Thunder Power’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPENG	-4.19%	-10.99%	-3.15%
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

XPENG has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thunder Power has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPENG beats Thunder Power on 7 of the 13 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 Thunder Power

Thunder Power Holdings Limited manufactures passenger electric vehicles. Thunder Power Holdings Limited was founded in 2013 and is based in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Thunder Power Hong Kong Limited operates as a subsidiary of Electric Power Technology Limited.