Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.01 EPS

Li Auto (NASDAQ:LI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.45 billion. Li Auto had a net margin of 7.20% and a return on equity of 13.03%. Li Auto’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.21 earnings per share. Li Auto updated its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

Li Auto Price Performance

LI opened at $28.38 on Friday. Li Auto has a 52-week low of $17.44 and a 52-week high of $33.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.64 and a current ratio of 1.76. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $25.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.06, a P/E/G ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Li Auto

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Li Auto stock. Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new position in Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ:LI) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 20,076 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $506,000. 9.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Li Auto from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $22.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday, February 28th. Macquarie cut Li Auto from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Cfra Research raised Li Auto to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Nomura Securities raised shares of Li Auto to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Finally, HSBC set a $38.50 target price on Li Auto and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Li Auto has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $32.85.

About Li Auto

Li Auto Inc operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility vehicles. It offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment.