Contrasting Dongfeng Motor Group (OTCMKTS:DNFGY) and XPeng (NYSE:XPEV)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Dongfeng Motor Group and XPeng, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dongfeng Motor Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
XPeng	1	6	8	1	2.56

XPeng has a consensus target price of $23.85, suggesting a potential downside of 1.65%. Given XPeng’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe XPeng is more favorable than Dongfeng Motor Group.

Insider & 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Dongfeng Motor Group has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPeng has a beta of 2.5, indicating that its stock price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Dongfeng Motor Group and XPeng”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dongfeng Motor Group	$14.77 billion	0.69	$8.07 million	N/A	N/A
XPeng	$5.60 million	4,110.28	-$805.43 million	($0.63)	-38.50

Dongfeng Motor Group has higher revenue and earnings than XPeng.

Profitability

This table compares Dongfeng Motor Group and XPeng’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dongfeng Motor Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
XPeng	-7.14%	-13.76%	-5.03%

Summary

XPeng beats Dongfeng Motor Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dongfeng Motor Group

Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of commercial and passenger vehicles, engines, and other auto parts in the People's Republic of China. It operates in four segments: Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Vehicles, Financing Service, and Corporate and Others. The company's commercial vehicles include light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks, as well as pickup trucks and buses; passenger vehicles comprise sedans, MPVs, and SUVs; electric and new energy vehicles, and special commercial vehicles; and other automobile related products, as well as automotive parts and components, and automobile equipment. It also provides investment and advisory, car maintenance and repair, insurance agency, automotive technology development and system integration, and logistics, as well as financing and loan services. In addition, it is involved in trading of used car. The company is based in Wuhan, the People's Republic of China. Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of Dongfeng Motor Corporation.

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.