Wedbush Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for VinFast Auto

Key Points

• Analysts at Wedbush have lowered VinFast Auto's FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate to ($1.14), down from a previous forecast of ($1.06).
• Recent research reports show a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" for VinFast Auto, with price targets ranging from $5.50 to $6.00.
• VinFast Auto reported a quarterly loss of ($0.35) EPS, significantly missing the consensus estimate of ($0.25).

VinFast Auto Ltd. (NASDAQ:VFS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of VinFast Auto in a research note issued on Tuesday, September 9th. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now expects that the company will earn ($1.14) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($1.06). The consensus estimate for VinFast Auto's current full-year earnings is ($1.06) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for VinFast Auto's Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.82) EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on VFS. Chardan Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $5.50 price objective on shares of VinFast Auto in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of VinFast Auto in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $5.75.

VinFast Auto Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VFS traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $3.28. 546,206 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 498,670. The firm has a market cap of $7.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.31 and a beta of 0.91. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $3.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.41. VinFast Auto has a 1 year low of $2.56 and a 1 year high of $5.38.

VinFast Auto (NASDAQ:VFS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 4th. The company reported ($0.35) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.25) by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $662.99 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $679.61 million.

Institutional Trading of VinFast Auto

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFS. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC acquired a new position in VinFast Auto during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Tidal Investments LLC raised its position in VinFast Auto by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 191,130 shares of the company's stock worth $770,000 after acquiring an additional 18,709 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its position in VinFast Auto by 28.6% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 51,107 shares of the company's stock worth $182,000 after acquiring an additional 11,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in VinFast Auto during the second quarter worth about $63,000.

About VinFast Auto

VinFast Auto Ltd. engages in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles (EV), e-scooters, and e-buses in Vietnam, Canada, and the United States. The company operates through three segments: Automobiles, E-scooter, and Spare Parts & Aftermarket Services. The Automobiles segment offers design, development, manufacturing, and sale of cars and electric buses, and related battery lease and battery charging services for electric cars and buses.