Weibo (WB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB) operates a social media platform in China that enables users to create, share and discover short-form content. Often described as a microblogging service, Weibo supports public posts, multimedia content, hashtags, trending topics, comments, direct messaging and interactions among users, public figures, media organizations and businesses.

The company generates revenue primarily through advertising and marketing services, including promoted content, display advertising and advertising products designed to help brands reach targeted audiences. Weibo also offers value-added services, such as membership features and other tools that support user engagement and content distribution.

Weibo was launched in 2009 by Sina Corporation and later became an independently operated public company. Its platform primarily serves users and advertisers in mainland China, while also reaching Chinese-speaking audiences and organizations in other regions. The company is headquartered in Beijing and has been led by Chief Executive Officer Gaofei Wang, with Charles Chao serving as chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.47 to $6.51
• 50-Day Range: $6.50 to $8.17
• 52-Week Range: $6.47 to $12.96
• Volume: 125,618 shs
• Average Volume: 1.14 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.38
• Dividend Yield: 9.07%
• Price Target: $8.80
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Weibo Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Weibo scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Weibo has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Weibo has a consensus price target of $8.80, representing about 35.8% upside from its current price of $6.48.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Weibo 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: 26.47%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Weibo are expected to grow by 26.47% in the coming year, from $1.02 to $1.29 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Weibo is 5.42, 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 Weibo is 5.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.92.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Weibo has a P/B Ratio of 0.40. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.89% of the float of Weibo has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Weibo has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.65, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Weibo has recently increased by 4.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Weibo is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.82%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Weibo is 48.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Weibo will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.74% next year. This indicates that Weibo will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.86

News Sentiment

Weibo has a news sentiment score of 0.86. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Weibo this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

41.30% of the stock of Weibo is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.77% of the stock of Weibo is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• 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:WB
• CIK: 1595761
• Web: weibo.com
• Phone: 861058983017
• Fax: 86-10-8260-8888
• Employees: 5,651
• Year Founded: 2016

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Weibo: $8.80
• High Price Target: $9.80
• Low Price Target: $7.80
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.21
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.35
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $449.02 million
• Net Margins: 17.78%
• Pretax Margin: 25.51%
• Return on Equity: 8.87%
• Return on Assets: 4.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.46
• Current Ratio: 3.59
• Quick Ratio: 3.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.76 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.91
• Cash Flow: $1.80 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.60
• Book Value: $16.19 per share
• Price / Book: 0.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 245,550,000
• Free Float: 144,138,000
• Market Cap: $1.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.18