Autohome (ATHM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Autohome Inc. is a China-based online platform focused on the automotive industry. The company provides automotive content and information, including vehicle specifications, reviews, news, comparisons, pricing information and user-generated discussions designed to help consumers research and purchase vehicles.

Autohome also operates digital marketplaces and online services that connect consumers with automakers, dealers and other automotive businesses. Its offerings support new-vehicle and used-vehicle transactions, advertising, sales leads, dealer marketing, data services and other technology solutions for automotive industry participants.

Founded in 2008, Autohome primarily serves consumers and automotive businesses in China through websites, mobile applications and related digital platforms. The company has expanded beyond its original automotive media activities into a broader automotive ecosystem covering vehicle research, purchasing, ownership and industry services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.96 to $21.45
• 50-Day Range: $20.44 to $23.45
• 52-Week Range: $15.57 to $29.71
• Volume: 1.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 725,790 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.09
• Dividend Yield: 11.48%
• Price Target: $17.77
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Autohome Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Autohome scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 123rd out of 243 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: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Autohome has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Autohome has a consensus price target of $17.77, representing about 15.3% downside from its current price of $20.99.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Autohome has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Autohome are expected to grow by 15.00% in the coming year, from $1.20 to $1.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 18.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.06.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Autohome has a P/B Ratio of 0.77. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.29% of the float of Autohome has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Autohome has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Autohome has recently increased by 5.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Autohome is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Autohome is 207.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Autohome will have a dividend payout ratio of 174.64% in the coming year. This indicates that Autohome may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Autohome has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.70% of the stock of Autohome is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.08% of the stock of Autohome is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/21/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ATHM
• CIK: 1527636
• Web: www.autohome.com.cn
• Phone: 861059857001
• Fax: 86-10-5985-7400
• Employees: 4,242
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Autohome: $17.77
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $225.19 million
• Net Margins: 17.05%
• Pretax Margin: 18.54%
• Return on Equity: 4.44%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.75
• Quick Ratio: 6.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $922.63 million
• Price / Sales: 2.62
• Cash Flow: $1.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.69
• Book Value: $27.14 per share
• Price / Book: 0.77

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,170,000
• Free Float: 108,606,000
• Market Cap: $2.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.23