Putting the centralized argument aside. I would argue the Litecoin has more value through its utility, Its almost as if nobody noticed it. But in the end, it about the exit price.
I agree with your point of view. Every day we can see the volume of Litecoin is much more than the ripple. That means that investors believe in LTC rather than Ripple technology.
The future of LTC is very bright. We can see their necessary indicators such as volume, price, circulating supply. These indicators are increasing day by day and the value of LTC will grow accordingly.