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Is It Worth Investing in NetEase Inc ADR (NASDAQ: NTES) Right Now?
NetEase Inc ADR (NASDAQ: NTES) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 17.43x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.56. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 24 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NTES is 622.36M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.67% of that float. On January 15, 2025, the average trading volume of NTES was 1.35M shares.
NTES’s Market Performance
NTES stock saw an increase of 14.38% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.59% and a quarterly increase of 20.72%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.55%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.94% for NetEase Inc ADR (NTES). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 11.59% for NTES stock, with a simple moving average of 13.92% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NTES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTES stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for NTES by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for NTES in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $108 based on the research report published on January 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTES reach a price target of $104. The rating they have provided for NTES stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on June 13th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to NTES, setting the target price at $100 in the report published on May 23rd of the previous year.
NTES Trading at 15.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NTES to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -10.37% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.94%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.55%, as shares surge +7.73% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +27.72% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NTES rose by +14.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -0.62% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.98. In addition, NetEase Inc ADR saw 15.04% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NTES starting from Leung Michael Man Kit, who proposed sale 10,015 shares at the price of $84.49 back on Nov 18 ’24. After this action, Leung Michael Man Kit now owns shares of NetEase Inc ADR, valued at $846,167 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NTES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.27 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for NetEase Inc ADR stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.21. Equity return is now at value 21.66, with 15.32 for asset returns.
Based on NetEase Inc ADR (NTES), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.49.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 30.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 17.12for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.08.
Conclusion
To sum up, NetEase Inc ADR (NTES) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
