Lobo EV Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO) and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) Critical Contrast

XPeng (NYSE:XPEV) and Lobo EV Technologies (NASDAQ:LOBO) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for XPeng and Lobo EV Technologies, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPeng	2	6	8	2	2.56
Lobo EV Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00

XPeng currently has a consensus target price of $23.85, suggesting a potential upside of 1.66%. Given XPeng’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe XPeng is more favorable than Lobo EV Technologies.

Risk and Volatility

XPeng has a beta of 2.54, indicating that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lobo EV Technologies has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares XPeng and Lobo EV Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPeng	$5.60 million	3,976.56	-$805.43 million	($0.63)	-37.24
Lobo EV Technologies	$21.19 million	0.44	-$810,000.00	N/A	N/A

Lobo EV Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng.

Profitability

This table compares XPeng and Lobo EV Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPeng	-7.14%	-13.76%	-5.03%
Lobo EV Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

XPeng beats Lobo EV Technologies on 8 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 Lobo EV Technologies

Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells e-bicycles, e-mopeds, e-tricycles, and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles in the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through two segments, Electric Vehicles and Accessories Sales, and Software Royalties and Development and Design Services. It offers two-wheeled electric vehicles, such as e-bicycles and e-mopeds; three-wheeled electric vehicles comprising e-tricycles; and electric off-highway four-wheeled shuttles, including golf carts and mobility scooters for the elderly and disabled persons. The company provides automobile information and entertainment software development and design services for automotive electronics, such as multimedia interactive systems, multifunctional rear-view mirrors, and dash-cams. The company was formerly known as LOBO AI Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. in December 2021. Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Wuxi, China. Lobo EV Technologies Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Wealthford Capital Ltd.