NetEase Inc ADR (NASDAQ: NTES) has seen a rise in its stock price by 13.79 in relation to its previous close of 107.11. However, the company has experienced a 14.45% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2025-05-15 that Chinese video game publisher NetEase crushed Q1 earnings estimates on better-than-expected sales. NetEase stock surged on the news.
Is It Worth Investing in NetEase Inc ADR (NASDAQ: NTES) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for NetEase Inc ADR (NASDAQ: NTES) is above average at 19.08x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.63.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 22 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NTES is 635.31M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.42% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of NTES on May 15, 2025 was 1.52M shares.
NTES’s Market Performance
NTES’s stock has seen a 14.45% increase for the week, with a 24.33% rise in the past month and a 16.29% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.19%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.95% for NetEase Inc ADR The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 14.56% for NTES’s stock, with a 30.54% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NTES
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTES stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for NTES by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NTES in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $130 based on the research report published on May 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTES reach a price target of $108, previously predicting the price at $90. The rating they have provided for NTES stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 08th, 2025.
Barclays gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to NTES, setting the target price at $104 in the report published on June 13th of the previous year.
NTES Trading at 18.55% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 10.14% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.95%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.19%, as shares surge +24.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +17.58% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NTES rose by +13.91%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +33.03% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $106.36. In addition, NetEase Inc ADR saw 36.62% 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 Ding Yingfeng, who proposed sale 41,287 shares at the price of $99.72 back on Mar 03 ’25. After this action, Ding Yingfeng now owns shares of NetEase Inc ADR, valued at $4,117,140 using the latest closing price.
Leung Michael Man Kit, the Officer of NetEase Inc ADR, proposed sale 10,015 shares at $84.49 during a trade that took place back on Nov 18 ’24, which means that Leung Michael Man Kit is holding shares at $846,167 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NTES
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.62 for the gross margin
The net margin for NetEase Inc ADR stands at 0.28. The total capital return value is set at 0.2. Equity return is now at value 22.60, with 15.55 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 3.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 32.0 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.21. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 18.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.54. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.09.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, NetEase Inc ADR (NTES) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
