Autohome (ATHM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.42 to $27.85
• 50-Day Range: $26.76 to $34.44
• 52-Week Range: $21.89 to $34.70
• Volume: 341,453 shs
• Average Volume: 388,596 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.73
• Dividend Yield: 6.09%
• Price Target: $28.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Autohome Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Autohome scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 420th out of 647 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Autohome has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Autohome has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -8.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Autohome are expected to decrease by -8.82% in the coming year, from $2.04 to $1.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 13.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 13.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 212.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Autohome has a P/B Ratio of 0.97. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.28% of the float of Autohome has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Autohome has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Autohome has recently decreased by 18.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Autohome is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.99%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Autohome does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Autohome is 83.58%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Autohome will have a dividend payout ratio of 90.32% in the coming year. This indicates that Autohome may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.28% of the float of Autohome has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Autohome has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Autohome has recently decreased by 18.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Autohome has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Autohome this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for ATHM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Autohome insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.70% of the stock of Autohome is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.08% of the stock of Autohome is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ATHM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ATHM shares performed this year?

Autohome's stock was trading at $28.06 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, ATHM shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $27.60.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.

How were Autohome's earnings last quarter?

Autohome Inc. (NYSE:ATHM) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 31st. The information services provider reported $4.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $4.12. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Is Autohome doing a stock buyback?

Autohome's board approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, September 4th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $0 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Autohome's major shareholders?

Autohome's top institutional shareholders include M&G PLC (2.70%), Krane Funds Advisors LLC (2.12%), abrdn plc (1.54%) and State Street Corp (1.14%).

How do I buy shares of Autohome?

Shares of ATHM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

What other stocks do shareholders of Autohome own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Autohome investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), Meta Platforms (META), JD.com (JD), Baidu (BIDU), Netflix (NFLX), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2024
• Today: 11/23/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Data processing & preparation
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ATHM
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1527636
• Web: www.autohome.com.cn
• Phone: 861059857001
• Fax: 86-10-5985-7400
• Employees: 5,511
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $28.00
• High Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $28.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.01
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $286.40 million
• Net Margins: 24.36%
• Pretax Margin: 26.71%
• Return on Equity: 7.79%
• Return on Assets: 6.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.34
• Quick Ratio: 7.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.30
• Cash Flow: $2.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.79
• Book Value: $28.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 121,110,000
• Free Float: 114,208,000
• Market Cap: $3.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.18