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  • XPeng Inc. (XPEV) Stock’s Downward Trend Persists as Chinese Regulations and Oversight Continue to Increase

    XPeng Inc. (XPEV) Stock’s Downward Trend Persists as Chinese Regulations and Oversight Continue to Increase

    XPeng Inc. (XPEV) stock prices were down by 5.86% on July 7th, 2021, bringing the price per share down to USD$41.47 at the end of the trading day. Subsequent premarket fluctuations have seen the stock fall another 6.27%, bringing it down to USD$38.87.

    EXPV Hong Kong Debut

    July 7th, 2021 saw the company fall flat in its trading debut in Hong Kong, having been the first Chinese EV maker to finish a “homecoming” share sale. The share sale saw the company raise an impressive USD$1.8 billion. The shares opened at USD$21.62 and fluctuated throughout the session before ending the trading day at USD$21.24, the same as their offer price. The company went public in the U.S in August 2021 and its New York-listed shares have nearly tripled from their IPO price.

    Increasing Chinese Oversight

    The company’s Hong Kong debut followed increases in Chinese regulations as the country cracks down on the technology industry, dealing a massive blow to both global investors and local companies hoping to be listed abroad. July 6th, 2021 saw the Chinese State Council vow to further increase oversight of data security and overseas listings.

    Future of EV Space in China

    With the Chinese regulatory probe into Didi Chuxing recently, the electric vehicle manufacturing space is concerned about the future of the gathering and analytics of vehicle operating data, which was expected to be the next big source of companies’ profits. Stricter government oversight has also resulted in the scaring off of global investors. Shares of Chinese EV manufacturers that are listed in the U.S. have rallied since their lows in mid-May 2021, based on promising demand growth. XPEV is the first of a total of three U.S-listed Chinese EV makers to launch a homecoming sale. Nio and Li Auto are planning to follow suit with listings in Hong Kong.

    Promising Developments

    Despite the company not having yet turned a profit, revenue has been increasing. With the company forecasting profitability by late 2023 or early 2024, revenues have reached USD$455 million in the first quarter of 2021. Deliveries for June 2021 were up a staggering 617% as compared to numbers from the same month of the prior year.

    Future Outlook for EXPV

    As the company expands its investor base closer to home, it is keen for its consumers to also be its stockholders. XPEV is poised to ride the wave of increased Chinese regulations, with strategies to come out stronger than ever. Investors are hopeful that the company will not be hit too hard by the increasing oversight and that this will not affect its listings abroad.

  • XPeng Inc. (XPEV) Stock Undergoes Minor Volatility Ahead of Approval for Hong Kong Listing

    XPeng Inc. (XPEV) stock prices were down by 8.34% as of the market closing on June 22nd, 2021, bringing the price per share down to USD$39.99 at the end of the trading day. Subsequent pre-market fluctuations have seen the stock rise by 4.68%, bringing the price per share up to USD$41.86.

    Honk Kong Listing

    The New York-traded electric vehicle manufacturer, Xpeng, Inc., has been authorized to be listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange. This move could see the company generate as much as USD$2 billion in Honk Kong as early as the current fiscal year. The company’s American depositary receipts were up at a peak of 4.7% during premarket hours on June 23rd, 2021, with the stock having exhibited a 170% increase since its initial listing in August 2020.

    U.S.-China Tensions

    Xpeng’s inclusion in the Honk Kong listing would end a period that marked an absence of the listing of U.S.-listed Chinese firms. The previous such listing was for the travel firm, Trip.com Ltd., in April 2021, which ended up raising almost USD$1.25 billion. Investors hope Xpeng’s listing marks the resumption of the flocking of U.S.-traded Chinese companies to the Asian financial hub since 2018, when regulations were eased to allow the likes of Alibaba and gaming giant NetEase to list.

    Relations Improving

    Stateside-traded Chinese firms are given scaffolding by a listing in Honk Kong, which acts as a hedge against the risk of being delisted from the U.S. exchanges. This allows the companies to broaden their investor base closer to home. Following a bill passed in the U.S., public Chinese companies could find themselves delisted from U.S. stock bourses if they do not allow their audits to be reviewed by American regulators.

    Landmark Listing

    Xpeng’s listing is a dual primary listing, which means it isn’t exempt from some of the Asian hub’s listing rules like it would be if it were a secondary listing. Because the company has only been public in New York since August 2020, it doesn’t meet the requirement of having a two-year listing history for it to merit a secondary listing in Honk Kong. The primary dual listing will be the biggest of its kind in Honk Kong in almost 3 years, when biotech drugmaker BeiGene Ltd. raised USD$903 million.

    Future Outlook for XPEV

    Armed with a massively expanded potential investor-base, XPEV is poised to capitalize on the broadened opportunities afforded to it from its Hong Kong listing. The company is keen to continue its trajectory of success and usher in unprecedented growth with access to more capital. Current and potential investors are hopeful that management will continue to leverage the resources at their disposal to facilitate significant and sustained increases in shareholder value.