JOYY (JOYY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ: JOYY) is a global technology company that operates social media, live-streaming and digital entertainment platforms. The company’s services enable users to create and share content, communicate in real time, and participate in online communities through video, audio and messaging formats.

JOYY’s portfolio has included BIGO Live, a live-streaming platform; Likee, a short-form video and social networking application; and imo, an instant messaging and communications service. Through these platforms, the company serves users across multiple regions, with a particular focus on international markets and emerging economies.

Founded in China as YY Inc., the company changed its name to JOYY Inc. in 2019 to reflect the expansion of its business beyond its original domestic live-streaming operations. JOYY subsequently focused more heavily on overseas platforms and operations, while its former YY Live business was acquired by Baidu. The company is led by founder and Chairman Li Xuelin, who has also served as its chief executive.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $80.97 to $82.26
• 50-Day Range: $72.17 to $82.18
• 52-Week Range: $54.24 to $82.26
• Volume: 198,753 shs
• Average Volume: 355,480 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 19.67
• Dividend Yield: 7.52%
• Price Target: $83.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

JOYY Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JOYY scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 239 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

JOYY has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for JOYY is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JOYY 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: 28.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JOYY are expected to grow by 28.88% in the coming year, from $4.57 to $5.89 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JOYY is 19.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JOYY is 19.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.57.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JOYY has a P/B Ratio of 0.62. 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

4.12% of the float of JOYY has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

JOYY has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.78, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in JOYY has recently increased by 13.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

JOYY is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of JOYY is 147.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, JOYY will have a dividend payout ratio of 104.92% in the coming year. This indicates that JOYY may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

JOYY has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for JOYY this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added JOYY to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

43.00% of the stock of JOYY is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.83% of the stock of JOYY is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2025
• Record date for 7/14 Dividend: 6/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/14 Dividend: 6/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/14/2026
• Record date for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/16 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/16/2026
• 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:JOYY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:JOYY
• CIK: 1530238
• Web: joyy.sg
• Phone: (656) 351-9330
• Fax: 86-20-8212-0887
• Employees: 5,421
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JOYY: $83.40
• High Price Target: $98.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.98
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $2.10 billion
• Net Margins: 9.64%
• Pretax Margin: 7.28%
• Return on Equity: 3.28%
• Return on Assets: 2.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 2.01
• Quick Ratio: 2.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: $7.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.51
• Book Value: $131.57 per share
• Price / Book: 0.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 48,970,000
• Free Float: 27,916,000
• Market Cap: $4.02 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.38