Car stocks cover the manufacturers and the suppliers that feed them — including the electric-vehicle makers that have reshaped the industry. It is a capital-heavy business with thin margins, long product cycles and, right now, a transition that not every company will survive on the same terms. Below, our model ranks every US-listed car and EV stock by score and momentum.
| Stock | Momentum | Score | To target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Motor CorporationAverage | 43 | 183 | +20% |
| Ferrari N.VAverage | 62 | 157 | +13% |
| BYD Company LimitedAverage | 31 | 154 | +106% |
| Microvast Holdings IncWeak | 1 | 131 | +552% |
| Ford Motor CompanyWeak | 49 | 128 | +13% |
| Li Auto IncWeak | 11 | 89 | +31% |
| Modine Manufacturing CompanyWeak | 20 | 79 | +58% |
| Tesla, IncWeak | 33 | 75 | +6% |
| Niu TechnologiesWeak | 5 | 74 | +30% |
| NIO LimitedWeak | 11 | 73 | +74% |
| XPeng IncWeak | 7 | 71 | +79% |
| Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings plcWeak | 8 | 70 | no target |
| Rivian Automotive Inc. Class A Common StockWeak | 34 | 61 | +18% |
| Mobileye Global Inc. Class A Common StockWeak | 18 | 58 | +42% |
| Polestar Automotive Holding UK PLC Class A ADSWeak | 4 | 57 | +91% |
| Lucid Group Inc. Common StockWeak | 2 | 37 | +75% |
| QuantumScape CorporationWeak | 5 | 32 | +18% |
The established makers — Toyota and Ford — sell millions of vehicles and are moving to electric while still earning on combustion. The EV-native companies such as BYD and Li Auto grew up electric. Luxury is its own case: Ferrari earns margins no volume maker can, because it is closer to a brand than a factory. And suppliers like Modine and Microvast sell into whoever wins.
Volume and mix. Fixed costs are enormous, so the difference between a full factory and a half-empty one is the difference between profit and loss.
Price competition. When one large maker cuts prices, the whole sector's margin assumptions have to be redone.
Battery and input costs. The battery is the single largest cost in an electric car, and its price sets what the vehicle can be sold for.
Subsidies and tariffs. Political decisions can change demand and competitiveness in a market overnight — which is why a car company's home market matters as much as its product.
Often, yes. An EV-native company usually grows faster and earns less, and its value rests more on future volume. An established maker earns today on combustion while paying for the transition. They can be at opposite ends of the same shift.
Because it sells scarcity rather than volume. Margins are far higher and demand is less tied to the economic cycle than for a mass-market maker, so it does not move with the rest of the theme.
Not automatically. A supplier can sell to whoever wins the transition, which spreads the risk — but it also has less pricing power and often depends on a small number of large customers.
After every close. Score, momentum and price targets are recalculated automatically, so the order always reflects the latest trading day.