Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:PONY) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": Eight analysts cover Pony AI with a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" (1 sell, 1 hold, 5 buy, 1 strong buy) and an average 1‑year price target of $22.10.
• Analyst views diverge—recent coverage ranges from Barclays' "equal weight" with a $15 target to Macquarie's "outperform" with a $29 target, while Weiss reaffirmed a sell rating—indicating mixed sentiment among brokers.
• Pony AI opened at $13.26 (52‑week range $4.11–$24.92) with a market cap of about $5.11 billion, a negative P/E and high beta (6.26); several institutional investors including Goldman Sachs, Mitsubishi UFJ and Prudential have recently built or increased positions.

Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:PONY - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the eight analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $22.10.

A number of research firms have recently commented on PONY. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pony AI from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Pony AI in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. They set an "equal weight" rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure initiated coverage on Pony AI in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $29.00 target price for the company.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Pony AI

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Pony AI in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $139,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Pony AI during the second quarter worth approximately $1,693,000. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Pony AI by 776.4% in the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 15,329 shares of the company's stock worth $202,000 after buying an additional 13,580 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Pony AI in the second quarter worth $396,000. Finally, Prudential PLC raised its holdings in Pony AI by 14.4% in the second quarter. Prudential PLC now owns 43,389 shares of the company's stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 5,478 shares in the last quarter.

Pony AI Stock Up 3.0%

NASDAQ PONY opened at $13.26 on Wednesday. Pony AI has a fifty-two week low of $4.11 and a fifty-two week high of $24.92. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $14.76 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.02. The stock has a market cap of $5.11 billion, a PE ratio of -9.40 and a beta of 6.26.

Pony AI Company 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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