Autohome (ATHM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Autohome Inc. (NYSE: ATHM) operates an online platform serving automobile consumers and industry participants in China. The company provides automotive news, reviews, buying guides, videos and other user-generated or professionally produced content designed to help consumers research vehicles and make purchasing decisions.

Through its websites and mobile applications, including Autohome and Che168, the company offers vehicle search and comparison tools, pricing information, listings for new and used vehicles, dealer information and online communities. Its platform also supports automotive manufacturers, dealers and other industry customers with digital advertising, marketing, lead-generation and data-related services.

Autohome was founded in 2008 and listed its American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013. The company primarily serves the mainland Chinese automotive market, connecting consumers with automakers, dealerships and other businesses throughout the country.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.07 to $20.42
• 50-Day Range: $20.09 to $23.45
• 52-Week Range: $15.57 to $28.12
• Volume: 375,619 shs
• Average Volume: 472,631 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.82
• Dividend Yield: 12.00%
• Price Target: $19.95
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Autohome Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Autohome scored higher than 54% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 236 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Autohome has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Autohome is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Autohome has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Autohome are expected to grow by 15.00% in the coming year, from $1.20 to $1.38 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 16.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Autohome is 16.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 197.72.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Autohome has a P/B Ratio of 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.97% of the float of Autohome has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Autohome has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.63.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Autohome has recently increased by 3.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Autohome is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.84%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Autohome is 207.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Autohome will have a dividend payout ratio of 174.64% in the coming year. This indicates that Autohome may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Autohome has a news sentiment score of 0.15. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Autohome this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Autohome insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $260,818.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.70% of the stock of Autohome is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.08% of the stock of Autohome is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/20/2025
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Sub-Industry: Interactive Media & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ATHM
• CIK: 1527636
• Web: www.autohome.com.cn
• Phone: 861059857001
• Fax: 86-10-5985-7400
• Employees: 4,242
• Year Founded: 2005

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Autohome: $19.95
• High Price Target: $26.50
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -0.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.74
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $225.19 million
• Net Margins: 17.05%
• Pretax Margin: 18.54%
• Return on Equity: 4.44%
• Return on Assets: 3.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.75
• Quick Ratio: 6.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $922.63 million
• Price / Sales: 2.51
• Cash Flow: $1.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.37
• Book Value: $27.14 per share
• Price / Book: 0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,170,000
• Free Float: 108,606,000
• Market Cap: $2.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.27