WeRide (WRD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WeRide Inc. is a global autonomous driving technology company that develops hardware, software and operating services for vehicles capable of performing driving tasks with limited or no human intervention. The company focuses primarily on Level 2 through Level 4 autonomous driving technologies for passenger transportation, freight and urban services.

Its product portfolio includes robotaxis, robobuses, robovans and autonomous driving systems for logistics and other commercial vehicles. WeRide also develops autonomous sanitation vehicles, including street-sweeping and cleaning vehicles, as well as advanced driver-assistance and autonomous-driving solutions for vehicle manufacturers and mobility operators.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, WeRide has conducted testing and commercial or pilot operations in multiple markets, including China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates. The company was founded by Dr. Tony Han, who serves as its chief executive officer. WeRide’s business model combines technology development with partnerships and operating services intended to support the deployment of autonomous vehicles in urban transportation and municipal applications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.33 to $5.56
• 50-Day Range: $5.32 to $6.45
• 52-Week Range: $5.18 to $12.55
• Volume: 6.77 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.97 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.27
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WeRide Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WeRide scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 281st out of 475 stocks in the consumer discretionary 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: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

WeRide has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

WeRide has a consensus price target of $12.27, representing about 123.0% upside from its current price of $5.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

Earnings Growth

Earnings for WeRide are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.67) to ($0.59) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WeRide is -7.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of WeRide is -7.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

WeRide has a P/B Ratio of 1.62. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.83% of the float of WeRide has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

WeRide has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.62.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WeRide has recently decreased by 15.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

WeRide does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.49

News Sentiment

WeRide has a news sentiment score of 0.49. 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 Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for WeRide this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for WRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added WeRide to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.70% of the stock of WeRide is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

WeRide has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Automobile Components
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Parts & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WRD
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:WRD
• CIK: 1867729
• Web: www.weride.ai
• Phone: 86 150 1055 1533
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,801
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WeRide: $12.27
• High Price Target: $15.50
• Low Price Target: $10.70
• Potential Upside/Downside: +123.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.75)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$230.20 million
• Net Margins: -199.09%
• Pretax Margin: -196.93%
• Return on Equity: -24.12%
• Return on Assets: -20.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 5.36
• Quick Ratio: 5.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $97.89 million
• Price / Sales: 17.46
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.39 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 310,680,000
• Free Float: 302,297,000
• Market Cap: $1.71 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.89