KE (BEKE) Stock Forecast & Price Target

Q: What analysts cover KE?

KE has been rated by research analysts at CLSA , Morgan Stanley , Weiss Ratings , and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

$17.93 +0.02 (+0.11%)

As of 09/4/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

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KE - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Buy

Based on 8 Analyst Ratings

Sell
0

Hold
1

Buy
7

Based on 8 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for KE in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 8 analysts, 1 has given a hold rating, 6 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for BEKE.

Consensus Price Target

$23.64
31.85% Upside

According to the 8 analysts' twelve-month price targets for KE, the average price target is $23.64. The highest price target for BEKE is $26.00, while the lowest price target for BEKE is $21.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 31.85% from the current price of $17.93.

MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.

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BEKE Analyst Ratings Over Time

Type	Current Forecast 9/5/25 to 9/5/26	1 Month Ago 8/6/25 to 8/6/26	3 Months Ago 6/7/25 to 6/7/26	1 Year Ago 9/5/24 to 9/5/25
Strong Buy	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)
Hold	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)
Sell	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target	$23.64	$23.07	$23.07	$24.54
Forecasted Upside	31.85% Upside	36.13% Upside	43.35% Upside	29.21% Upside
Consensus Rating	Buy	Moderate Buy	Moderate Buy	Buy

BEKE Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.

BEKE Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.

KE Stock vs. The Competition

Type	KE	Real Estate Companies	Broader Market
Consensus Rating Score	3.00	2.32	2.53
Consensus Rating	Buy	Hold	Moderate Buy
Predicted Upside	31.85% Upside	38.93% Upside	14.03% Upside
News Sentiment Rating	Positive News See Recent BEKE News	Positive News	Positive News

Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings

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Date	Brokerage	Analyst	Action	Rating	Price Target	Report Date Upside/Downside
8/26/2026	Zacks Research 5 of 5 stars		Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
8/21/2026	Morgan Stanley 3 of 5 stars		Reiterated Rating	Overweight
8/19/2026	CLSA 4 of 5 stars	Alvin Huang Not Rated	Initiated Coverage	Outperform	$23.80	+41.20%
6/24/2026	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Hold (C)
5/20/2026	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Jiong Shao Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Target	Overweight	$23.00 ➝ $26.00	+39.20%
5/19/2026	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/12/2026	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$23.00	+23.92%
5/4/2026	The Goldman Sachs Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$21.00	+23.09%
4/8/2026	Griffin Securities Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Griffin Chan Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target		$24.40	+53.80%
8/26/2025	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Thomas Chong Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Target	Buy	$22.00	+18.57%
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8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Alex Yao Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Target	Overweight	$24.00 ➝ $22.00	+24.19%
10/30/2024	Bank of America Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating		Upgrade	Neutral ➝ Buy	$24.00 ➝ $28.00	+26.35%

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Should I Buy KE Stock? BEKE Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Friday, September 4, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these KE pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

KE
Bull Case

Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in KE Holdings Inc.:

KE Holdings Inc. recently reported second-quarter 2026 earnings that significantly exceeded market expectations, with actual earnings per share of $0.42 compared to a consensus estimate of $0.31, indicating strong operational efficiency and cost management that is driving higher profit margins despite a challenging market environment.
The stock currently trades at $17.93, which is well below the average analyst price target of $23.64, suggesting a potential upside of approximately 32% as eight brokerages covering the company have issued a consensus recommendation of "Buy," with six specifically rating it as a "Buy" and one as a "Strong Buy."
Institutional confidence in the company is growing, evidenced by Wellington Management Group LLP increasing its stake in KE Holdings Inc. by 16.0% during the second quarter, adding 1,231,445 shares to its portfolio, which signals that large-scale investors are positioning for future growth.
Recent analyst upgrades reflect a positive shift in sentiment, including Wall Street Zen raising its rating from "hold" to "buy" and Zacks Research upgrading the stock from "hold" to "strong-buy" in late August 2026, driven by the company's ability to outperform on profit margins even as revenue growth faces headwinds.
KE Holdings Inc. maintains a strong balance sheet with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01 and a current ratio of 3.30, providing significant financial flexibility and liquidity to navigate economic uncertainties and invest in its integrated online and offline housing platform.

KE
Bear Case

Investors should be bearish about investing in KE Holdings Inc. for these reasons:

The company experienced a significant decline in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, with year-over-year revenue growth falling by 19.0%, and actual earnings per share of $0.206 missing the consensus estimate of $0.91, highlighting the volatility and challenges in the real estate services sector.
Short interest in KE Holdings Inc. has been increasing recently, with shares shorted rising to 24,592,209 as of August 14, 2026, representing a 3.82% month-to-month increase, which suggests that a portion of the market is betting on a decline in the stock price.
The stock has shown high volatility and recent downward pressure, having hit a 52-week low of $13.81 and experiencing a gap down of 0.6% on August 31, 2026, indicating that the market is still digesting the impact of lower revenue trends and potential margin pressures.
Despite recent upgrades, some analysts remain cautious, with Weiss Ratings reaffirming a "hold (c)" rating in June 2026 and Seeking Alpha noting in late August 2026 that while execution is better, there is limited upside due to declining monetization per transaction and ongoing margin pressure.
The company's beta of -0.26 indicates that its stock price moves inversely to the broader market, which can be a risk for investors seeking correlation with general market growth, and the recent drop in average daily volume from over 6 million shares in early 2026 to under 2.4 million shares in August 2026 suggests decreasing trading interest.

BEKE Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 8 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for KE is $23.64, with a high forecast of $26.00 and a low forecast of $21.00.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for KE in the last year. There is currently 1 hold rating, 6 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" BEKE shares.

According to analysts, KE's stock has a predicted upside of 31.85% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, KE's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

KE has been rated by research analysts at CLSA, Morgan Stanley, Weiss Ratings, and Zacks Research in the past 90 days.

Analysts like KE more than other "real estate" companies. The consensus rating for KE is Buy while the average consensus rating for "real estate" companies is Hold. Learn more on how BEKE compares to other companies.

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KE (BEKE) Stock Forecast & Price Target