Baillie Gifford & Co. Lowers Stake in Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR $PONY

Key Points

• Baillie Gifford trimmed its Pony AI stake by 2.5% in Q4, selling 158,713 shares and retaining 6,301,650 shares (about 1.64% of the company) valued at roughly $91.37 million.
• Analyst views are mixed: MarketBeat shows a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average target of $19.23, while several firms recently lowered ratings/targets (e.g., Barclays to $10, Zacks to "strong sell").
• PONY opened at $10.04 with a market cap of $3.87 billion, a high beta (6.34), and a 52‑week range of $4.11 to $24.92, indicating significant price volatility.

Baillie Gifford & Co. lessened its holdings in shares of Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:PONY - Free Report) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 6,301,650 shares of the company's stock after selling 158,713 shares during the quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. owned about 1.64% of Pony AI worth $91,374,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in PONY. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Pony AI in the first quarter valued at approximately $139,000. Invesco Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Pony AI in the second quarter valued at approximately $206,000. First Trust Advisors LP purchased a new position in Pony AI in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $276,000. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its position in Pony AI by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 265,503 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,505,000 after buying an additional 11,986 shares during the period. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. purchased a new position in Pony AI in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $64,000.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on PONY. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $12.50 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Pony AI from $15.00 to $10.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of Pony AI from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Pony AI from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Monday, March 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $19.23.

Pony AI Stock Up 5.0%

Shares of PONY stock opened at $10.04 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.87 billion, a PE ratio of -27.89 and a beta of 6.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $12.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.99. Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $4.11 and a 52 week high of $24.92.

Pony AI Profile

Pony.ai develops autonomous driving technologies for passenger and goods transportation. The company offers an end-to-end self-driving stack that combines perception, planning and control systems with proprietary hardware and software. Pony.ai’s solutions support robotaxi services and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) deployments across urban and suburban environments.

Founded in late 2016 by James Peng and Sean Gong, Pony.ai operates research and development centers in Fremont, California, as well as in Guangzhou and Beijing, China.

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