Head-To-Head Survey: Thunder Power (NASDAQ:AIEV) vs. XPENG (NYSE:XPEV)

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.0% of Thunder Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of XPENG shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Thunder Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.6% of XPENG shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Thunder Power 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 1.13, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
XPENG	-3.09%	-7.72%	-2.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Thunder Power and XPENG, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thunder Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
XPENG	4	0	4	2	2.40

XPENG has a consensus price target of $25.70, suggesting a potential upside of 110.66%. Given XPENG’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPENG is more favorable than Thunder Power.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thunder Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.05)	-4.00
XPENG	$10.97 billion	1.06	-$158.50 million	($0.34)	-35.88

Thunder Power has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Summary

XPENG beats Thunder Power on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.