The stock of KE Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE: BEKE) has decreased by -2.83 when compared to last closing price of 21.19. Despite this, the company has experienced a -0.24% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-26 that Upgraded BEKE to a buy rating due to strong 4Q24 earnings, with net revenue up 54.1% y/y and GTV up 55.5% y/y. Existing home market momentum is accelerating post-policy support, with transaction volume up ~40% y/y after Chinese New Year, signaling a housing recovery. New home services show structural monetization improvements, with revenue growing 72.7% y/y, indicating BEKE’s successful platform leverage and margin accretion.
Is It Worth Investing in KE Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE: BEKE) Right Now?
KE Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE: BEKE) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.00x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for BEKE is -0.77. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for BEKE is 1.10B and currently, short sellers hold a 3.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BEKE on March 31, 2025 was 9.83M shares.
BEKE’s Market Performance
BEKE stock saw a decrease of -0.24% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -10.09% and a quarterly a decrease of 11.42%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.24%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.06% for KE Holdings Inc ADR (BEKE). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -8.33% for BEKE’s stock, with a 13.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BEKE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BEKE stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for BEKE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for BEKE in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $24.50 based on the research report published on March 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BEKE reach a price target of $28, previously predicting the price at $24. The rating they have provided for BEKE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 30th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to BEKE, setting the target price at $23.80 in the report published on September 10th of the previous year.
BEKE Trading at 1.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BEKE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.94% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.24%, as shares sank -7.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +23.52% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BEKE fell by -0.24%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +29.33% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.46. In addition, KE Holdings Inc ADR saw 11.78% 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 BEKE starting from BLOSSOM SOUTH LIMITED, who proposed sale 1,000,000 shares at the price of $22.45 back on Mar 20 ’25. After this action, BLOSSOM SOUTH LIMITED now owns shares of KE Holdings Inc ADR, valued at $22,450,000 using the latest closing price.
IDEAL ELECT LIMITED, the Officer of KE Holdings Inc ADR, proposed sale 500,000 shares at $19.36 during a trade that took place back on Dec 09 ’24, which means that IDEAL ELECT LIMITED is holding shares at $9,680,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BEKE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.25 for the gross margin
The net margin for KE Holdings Inc ADR stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 5.66, with 3.20 for asset returns.
Based on KE Holdings Inc ADR (BEKE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.23 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.31. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 93.34.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.9 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.7. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KE Holdings Inc ADR (BEKE) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
