Li Auto Inc (LI) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Li Auto Inc

LI in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Li Auto designs, builds and sells premium electric vehicles in China, covering multi-purpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles. It also runs sales, after-sales and technology-development services and supplies manufacturing equipment, selling through online and offline channels, and is headquartered in Beijing.
Where it sits in the stack
Li Auto carries no seat in our Closelook index; it sits in the diary's broader consumer-cyclical sleeve, within the auto-manufacturers sector, as a China-based electric-vehicle maker rather than a supplier into the AI build-out.
Who it is priced against
Closelook has not assigned Li Auto a peer group; the market commonly places it alongside NIO and XPeng as Chinese electric-vehicle makers, a comparison the diary borrows rather than one drawn from our own grouping.
Why Closelook tracks it
Li Auto holds no seat in our index and carries no quotes in the diary; it does carry a Closelook score, where the momentum module is the one flagged, though the reading itself moves nightly.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether momentum in the shares recovers or fades further, since that module is the one the score currently highlights for this name.

Li Auto Inc (LI) trades on US exchanges, classified under Consumer Cyclical.

The Closelook company score reads 23/100 composite (momentum 10, quality 8, valuation 34) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for LI, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Bernstein SocGen Group, 2026-08-26

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for LI from the Closelook wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Bernstein SocGen Group — target 14.5 Target set to $14.5 (+19.4% to spot) 2026-08-26
  • Price target US Tiger Securities — target 16 Target set to $16 (+29.9% to spot) 2026-08-26

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Who it is priced against Auto Manufacturers · US · 6 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Auto Manufacturers · US

Names in the same industry from the Closelook universe; scored names rank on their Closelook score, the rest on trend state.

Compared against LI on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelook scores where it exists.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What LI pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +0.6% in FY2025 1.26 bn USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 50/100 · S&P 500 fund at 49, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-18
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 97th percentile of the window, +4.9% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-18
  • Sector × region Consumer discretionary in US: −1.7% week · −6.4% month · −5.0% quarter · −4.2% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLY.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-20
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.07 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-18

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-19

Quick answers

What is Li Auto Inc (LI)?

Li Auto Inc trades as LI on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Consumer Cyclical in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-19.

Is LI in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Li Auto Inc is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-19.

What is Li Auto Inc's Closelook composite score?

23 out of 100, with momentum 10, quality 8 and valuation 34 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-19. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does LI trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -2.5% vs the 50-day and -22.6% vs the 200-day average, 55.2% below the 52-week high and +5.2% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-18 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Li Auto Inc do?

Li Auto designs, builds and sells premium electric vehicles in China, covering multi-purpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles. It also runs sales, after-sales and technology-development services and supplies manufacturing equipment, selling through online and offline channels, and is headquartered in Beijing. Closelook has not assigned Li Auto a peer group; the market commonly places it alongside NIO and XPeng as Chinese electric-vehicle makers, a comparison the diary borrows rather than one drawn from our own grouping.

Where does Li Auto Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Li Auto carries no seat in our Closelook index; it sits in the diary's broader consumer-cyclical sleeve, within the auto-manufacturers sector, as a China-based electric-vehicle maker rather than a supplier into the AI build-out. Li Auto holds no seat in our index and carries no quotes in the diary; it does carry a Closelook score, where the momentum module is the one flagged, though the reading itself moves nightly.

Does Li Auto Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Li Auto Inc’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 0.6% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Li Auto Inc recently?

The most recent analyst action on Li Auto Inc on the Closelook wire is a price target by Bernstein SocGen Group on 2026-08-26 (target 14.5). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelook readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for LI, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

then Auto Manufacturers, then Consumer Cyclical. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.