Pony AI (PONY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company began public pilot operations in Guangzhou in late 2020 and expanded its commercial robotaxi service to parts of Beijing in 2021. In the United States, Pony.ai launched a public ride-hailing pilot in Irvine, California, in mid-2022.

In addition to operating its own robotaxi fleets, Pony.ai collaborates with automotive manufacturers and fleet partners, providing both fully autonomous ride-hailing and goods delivery solutions. Its technology stack is designed to integrate with OEM platforms, enabling automaker customers to deploy autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles with minimal modifications. Beyond passenger services, the company is exploring logistics applications, including autonomous last-mile delivery.

Leading Pony.ai is co-founder and chief executive officer James Peng, who previously held engineering roles at Baidu and Toyota’s autonomous vehicle division. CTO Sean Gong brings expertise from Google’s self-driving project. Early backers include Toyota Motor Corporation, Sequoia Capital and IDG Capital. Pony.ai became a publicly traded company in September 2023 through a merger with special-purpose acquisition company DPCM Capital, and its Class A common stock trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol PONY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.72 to $22.20
• 50-Day Range: $13.62 to $24.06
• 52-Week Range: $4.11 to $24.92
• Volume: 4.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.78 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.48 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $19.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Pony AI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pony AI scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 101st out of 128 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Pony AI has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.89, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

Pony AI has a consensus price target of $19.40, representing about 10.8% downside from its current price of $21.74.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pony AI has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Pony AI are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.38) to ($0.31) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pony AI has a P/B Ratio of 7.85. 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

8.30% of the float of Pony AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pony AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pony AI has recently increased by 1.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Pony AI does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Pony AI does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.30% of the float of Pony AI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Pony AI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Pony AI has recently increased by 1.31%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Pony AI has a news sentiment score of 0.55. 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 Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for Pony AI this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

100 people have searched for PONY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 488% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Pony AI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 71% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

PONY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PONY shares performed this year?

Pony AI's stock was trading at $14.35 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PONY shares have increased by 51.5% and is now trading at $21.74.

How were Pony AI's earnings last quarter?

Pony AI Inc. - Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:PONY) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August, 12th. The company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter. The company earned $21.45 million during the quarter.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Pony AI IPO?

Pony AI (PONY) raised $260 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, November 27th 2024. The company issued 20,000,000 shares at $13.00 per share. Goldman Sachs (Asia), BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, Huatai Securities and Tiger Brokers acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

How do I buy shares of Pony AI?

Shares of PONY stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2025
• Today: 10/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/11/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - EQP&LSNG
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PONY
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:PONY
• CIK: 1969302
• Web: www.pony.ai
• Phone: 86-020-3466-7656
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,460
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pony AI: $19.40
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.19
• Quick Ratio: 6.19

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $75.03 million
• Price / Sales: 98.98
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $2.77 per share
• Price / Book: 7.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 350,290,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $7.43 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A