Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited operates an e-commerce company in China. The company offers fresh groceries, including vegetables, meat and eggs, fruits, and seafood; prepared food, and other food products, such as baked goods, dairy, seasonings, beverages, instant food, oil, and snacks. It offers its products through traditional offline, as well as online channels through Dingdong Fresh app, mini-programs, and third-party platforms. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.94 to $4.12
• 50-Day Range: $2.90 to $4.68
• 52-Week Range: $1.07 to $4.79
• Volume: 524,259 shs
• Average Volume: 701,851 shs
• Market Capitalization: $963.81 million
• P/E Ratio: 45.33
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1.15
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Dingdong (Cayman) Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dingdong (Cayman) scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 177th out of 219 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Dingdong (Cayman) has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dingdong (Cayman) has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 85.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Dingdong (Cayman) are expected to grow by 85.71% in the coming year, from $0.07 to $0.13 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dingdong (Cayman) is 45.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 116.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dingdong (Cayman) is 45.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.79.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dingdong (Cayman) has a P/B Ratio of 17.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of Dingdong (Cayman) has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dingdong (Cayman) has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dingdong (Cayman) has recently increased by 37.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dingdong (Cayman) does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dingdong (Cayman) does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.08% of the float of Dingdong (Cayman) has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dingdong (Cayman) has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dingdong (Cayman) has recently increased by 37.72%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.44

News Sentiment

Dingdong (Cayman) has a news sentiment score of 0.44. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Dingdong (Cayman) this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for DDL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Dingdong (Cayman) to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% 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, Dingdong (Cayman) insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.80% of the stock of Dingdong (Cayman) is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 24.66% of the stock of Dingdong (Cayman) is held by institutions.

DDL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DDL shares performed this year?

Dingdong (Cayman)'s stock was trading at $1.50 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, DDL shares have increased by 172.0% and is now trading at $4.08.
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How were Dingdong (Cayman)'s earnings last quarter?

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (NYSE:DDL) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 29th. The company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.03. The company earned $703.31 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $700.70 million. Dingdong (Cayman) had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 40.86% and a net margin of 0.90%.

When did Dingdong (Cayman) IPO?

Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) raised $343 million in an initial public offering on Tuesday, June 29th 2021. The company issued 14,000,000 shares at $23.50-$25.50 per share.

Who are Dingdong (Cayman)'s major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Dingdong (Cayman) include Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.29%), State Street Corp (0.11%), Jane Street Group LLC (0.11%) and GSA Capital Partners LLP (0.03%).

How do I buy shares of Dingdong (Cayman)?

Shares of DDL 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Dingdong (Cayman) own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Dingdong (Cayman) investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), American Water Works (AWK) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/29/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Catalog & mail - order houses
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DDL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1854545
• Web: www.100.me
• Phone: 86-21-6858-5011
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,015
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $1.15
• High Stock Price Target: $1.15
• Low Stock Price Target: $1.15
• Potential Upside/Downside: -71.8%
• Consensus Rating: Sell
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 45.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 58.29
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-14,070,000.00
• Net Margins: 0.90%
• Pretax Margin: 1.02%
• Return on Equity: 40.86%
• Return on Assets: 2.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.00
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.05
• Cash Flow: $0.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.07
• Book Value: $0.23 per share
• Price / Book: 17.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 236,228,000
• Free Float: 165,832,000
• Market Cap: $963.81 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37