XPeng (NYSE:XPEV – Get Free Report) and Fisker (NYSE:FSRN – Get Free Report) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for XPeng and Fisker, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| XPeng | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Fisker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
XPeng presently has a consensus price target of $9.42, indicating a potential downside of 10.20%. Given XPeng’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Fisker.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| XPeng | $36.24 billion | 0.27 | -$1.47 billion | ($1.48) | -7.09 |
| Fisker | $272.89 million | 0.00 | -$939.95 million | ($2.22) | 0.00 |
Fisker has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XPeng. XPeng is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fisker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares XPeng and Fisker’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| XPeng | -21.64% | -23.38% | -10.14% |
| Fisker | -278.72% | -161.43% | -23.26% |
Risk & Volatility
XPeng has a beta of 2.79, meaning that its stock price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fisker has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
23.0% of XPeng shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Fisker shares are held by institutional investors. 27.6% of XPeng shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of Fisker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
XPeng beats Fisker on 11 of the 14 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 Fisker
Fisker Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, leases, or sells electric vehicles. It operates through three segments: The White Space, The Value Segment, and The Conservative Premium segments. The company is also involved in asset-light automotive business. In addition, it offers fisker flexible platform agnostic design, a process that develops and designs electric vehicles in specific segment size. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California.
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