JOYY (YY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

JOYY Inc. (NASDAQ: YY) is a global social media and digital entertainment company that operates online platforms connecting users through live streaming, short-form video, instant messaging and other interactive services. Its products are designed to support user-generated content, online communities and real-time social engagement across mobile and web platforms.

JOYY’s principal brands include Bigo Live, a global live-streaming platform; Likee, a short-video and video-editing application; and imo, an instant-messaging and voice and video communication service. The company has also operated Hago, a social gaming and entertainment platform. Its services are available across multiple international markets, with a significant presence outside China.

The company was founded in China in 2005 as YY Inc. and later changed its name to JOYY Inc. In 2020, JOYY agreed to sell YY Live, its domestic live-streaming business in China, to Baidu, subject to regulatory review and closing conditions. Following the transaction, JOYY has focused primarily on its international social-media and entertainment businesses, particularly those operated by its BIGO subsidiary. JOYY was founded by Li Xuelin, who has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $75.04 to $77.60
• 50-Day Range: $67.26 to $75.00
• 52-Week Range: $30.91 to $55.31
• Volume: 329,053 shs
• Average Volume: 523,246 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.16 billion
• P/E Ratio: 23.34
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $66.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

JOYY Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

JOYY scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 157th out of 244 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

JOYY has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

JOYY has a consensus price target of $66.00, representing about 11.8% downside from its current price of $74.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

JOYY has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for JOYY are expected to grow by 0.59% in the coming year, from $3.37 to $3.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of JOYY is 22.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of JOYY is 22.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.97.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

JOYY has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for YY.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

JOYY does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, JOYY will have a dividend payout ratio of 109.73% in the coming year. This indicates that JOYY may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

JOYY has a news sentiment score of 1.54. 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 0.70 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for JOYY this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

43.00% of the stock of JOYY is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

36.83% of the stock of JOYY is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/26/2024
• Today: 9/12/2026
• 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:YY
• CIK: 1530238
• Web: www.huanju.cn
• Phone: 65-6351-9330
• Fax: 86-20-8212-0887
• Employees: 7,450
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for JOYY: $66.00
• High Price Target: $66.00
• Low Price Target: $66.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.10)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.93
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $301.82 million
• Net Margins: 9.02%
• Pretax Margin: 8.99%
• Return on Equity: 4.64%
• Return on Assets: 2.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.86
• Cash Flow: $9.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.89
• Book Value: $86.91 per share
• Price / Book: 0.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,830,000
• Free Float: 30,683,000
• Market Cap: $4.16 billion
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 0.21