NetEase (NTES) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) is a Chinese technology company headquartered in Hangzhou that develops and operates Internet services and products. Founded in 1997 by William Ding (Ding Lei), the company has grown from an early web portal and e-mail provider into a diversified online services group. William Ding has served as the company's founder and long-time leader, guiding its expansion into games, digital content and consumer services.

The company's primary business is interactive entertainment: NetEase Games designs, develops and publishes PC and mobile games for domestic and international audiences, offering a mix of self-developed franchises and titles published under licensing and strategic partnerships. Beyond gaming, NetEase operates a range of consumer Internet services, including the popular 163.com web portal and e-mail services, NetEase Cloud Music (a music streaming and social platform), and online retail and lifestyle brands. NetEase also operates education and productivity services under the Youdao brand and has built capabilities across digital advertising and content distribution to support its ecosystem.

NetEase serves primarily the Chinese market while pursuing international expansion through global publishing, partnerships and localized game releases. Historically the company has engaged in collaboration and licensing arrangements with international game developers to bring foreign titles to Chinese players. As a publicly listed company on the NASDAQ exchange, NetEase continues to position itself as a diversified Internet and entertainment group focused on content creation, platform services and consumer-facing digital products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $123.16 to $126.10
• 50-Day Range: $114.82 to $134.20
• 52-Week Range: $106.06 to $159.55
• Volume: 746,233 shs
• Average Volume: 858,686 shs
• Market Capitalization: $79.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 17.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.33%
• Price Target: $159.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

NetEase Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

NetEase scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 246 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: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

NetEase has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

NetEase has a consensus price target of $159.00, representing about 28.8% upside from its current price of $123.43.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.90%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for NetEase are expected to grow by 11.90% in the coming year, from $8.99 to $10.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of NetEase is 17.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of NetEase is 17.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 24.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

NetEase has a PEG Ratio of 1.46. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

NetEase has a P/B Ratio of 3.13. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.15% of the float of NetEase has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

NetEase has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.52.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in NetEase has recently increased by 30.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

NetEase pays a meaningful dividend of 2.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of NetEase is 39.53%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, NetEase will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.53% next year. This indicates that NetEase will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.41

News Sentiment

NetEase has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for NetEase this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for NTES on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -55% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 4 people have added NetEase to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, NetEase insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,283,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.70% of the stock of NetEase is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

11.07% of the stock of NetEase is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Record date for 6/18 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/18 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/18/2026
• Today: 8/27/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/03/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Home Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:NTES
• CIK: 1110646
• Web: ir.netease.com
• Phone: 8657189853378
• Fax: 86-571-8738-1002
• Employees: 25,382
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for NetEase: $159.00
• High Price Target: $190.00
• Low Price Target: $132.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.73
• P/E Growth: 1.46
• Net Income: $4.83 billion
• Net Margins: 27.86%
• Pretax Margin: 35.68%
• Return on Equity: 19.50%
• Return on Assets: 14.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 3.45
• Quick Ratio: 3.44

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.91
• Cash Flow: $7.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.97
• Book Value: $39.47 per share
• Price / Book: 3.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 640,250,000
• Free Float: 290,033,000
• Market Cap: $79.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.73