WeRide (WRD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ: WRD) is a developer of autonomous driving technology focused on providing Level 4 (L4) self-driving solutions for passenger mobility and logistics. The company’s full-stack platform integrates sensors, computing hardware, software algorithms and vehicle controls to enable driverless taxis, shuttles and goods delivery vehicles. By combining perception, planning and controls in a turnkey system, WeRide aims to accelerate the commercialization of robotaxi services and autonomous fleet operations.

Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Guangzhou, China, WeRide maintains research and development centers in Silicon Valley and China. The company completed a business combination with a special purpose acquisition company in March 2022, marking its debut on the Nasdaq. Early pilot programs in Guangzhou and other Chinese cities demonstrated WeRide’s publicly accessible driverless taxi trials, laying the groundwork for expanded fleet deployments.

WeRide’s product lineup includes autonomous drive-by-wire retrofit kits, purpose-built autonomous vehicles, fleet management software and teleoperations support. The company partners with automakers and mobility service providers to integrate its technology into mass-market vehicles and to roll out commercial robotaxi fleets under local licensing frameworks. In the logistics space, WeRide’s autonomous cargo shuttles address last-mile delivery and campus transportation use cases.

Operating primarily across China, with strategic R&D links to North America, WeRide has forged collaborations with automotive manufacturers, technology firms and municipal authorities. Its leadership team comprises professionals with expertise in artificial intelligence, robotics, automotive engineering and software development, guiding the company’s efforts to bring scalable, safe and efficient autonomous mobility solutions to market.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.05 to $7.39
• 50-Day Range: $6.22 to $8.21
• 52-Week Range: $6.01 to $12.55
• Volume: 2.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.62 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.48
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

WeRide Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

WeRide scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 31st out of 84 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 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 $12.48, representing about 70.1% upside from its current price of $7.34.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

WeRide has been the subject of 5 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 WeRide are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.57) to ($0.28) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of WeRide is -9.79, 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 -9.79, 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 2.24. 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

3.67% 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 5.48.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in WeRide has recently decreased by 6.40%, 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: 4.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.21

News Sentiment

WeRide has a news sentiment score of 1.21. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for WeRide this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

22 people have searched for WRD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 83% 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: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG
• Sub-Industry: Computer Software
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WRD
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:WRD
• CIK: 1867729
• Web: N/A
• Phone: 86 150 1055 1533
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,801
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for WeRide: $12.48
• High Price Target: $15.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +70.1%
• 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: -228.47%
• Pretax Margin: -225.75%
• Return on Equity: -24.18%
• Return on Assets: -21.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.63
• Quick Ratio: 7.27

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $97.89 million
• Price / Sales: 23.70
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $3.28 per share
• Price / Book: 2.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 316,060,000
• Free Float: 307,524,000
• Market Cap: $2.32 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.88