Weibo (WB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Weibo Corporation operates a social media platform in China that enables users to publish, discover and share short-form posts, images, videos and other content. The platform also offers features such as trending topics, live streaming and community discussions.

Weibo serves individual users, content creators, businesses and organizations. Its services include advertising and marketing solutions that help businesses reach audiences, as well as paid membership and other value-added offerings.

The platform launched in 2009 under Sina and became the core business of Weibo Corporation, which was established in 2010. Wang Gaofei has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2014.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.30 to $6.43
• 50-Day Range: $6.18 to $6.80
• 52-Week Range: $6.09 to $11.28
• Volume: 475,091 shs
• Average Volume: 943,229 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.93
• Dividend Yield: 9.31%
• Price Target: $8.10
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Weibo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Weibo scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 232 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Weibo has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Weibo has a consensus price target of $8.10, representing about 27.8% upside from its current price of $6.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Weibo has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Weibo are expected to grow by 26.47% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Weibo is 4.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Weibo is 4.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.02.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Weibo has a P/B Ratio of 0.39. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.92% of the float of Weibo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Weibo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 15.82, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Weibo has recently increased by 4.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Weibo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Weibo is 48.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Weibo will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.74% next year. This indicates that Weibo will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.82

News Sentiment

Weibo has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Weibo this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for WB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.30% of the stock of Weibo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.77% of the stock of Weibo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WB
• CIK: 1595761
• Web: weibo.com
• Phone: 861058983017
• Fax: 86-10-8260-8888
• Employees: 5,651
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Weibo: $8.10
• High Price Target: $9.80
• Low Price Target: $6.70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.91
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $449.02 million
• Net Margins: 17.78%
• Pretax Margin: 25.51%
• Return on Equity: 8.87%
• Return on Assets: 4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 3.59
• Quick Ratio: 3.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.89
• Cash Flow: $1.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.45
• Book Value: $16.19 per share
• Price / Book: 0.39

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 245,550,000
• Free Float: 144,138,000
• Market Cap: $1.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.19