Youdao (DAO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Youdao, Inc., an internet technology company, provides online services in the field of content, community, communication, and commerce in China. It operates through three segments: Learning Services, Smart Devices, and Online Marketing Services. The company provides various learning content, applications, and solutions, which cover topics and target people from various age groups for their learning needs through its websites and mobile applications. It offers online knowledge tools, which include Youdao and other dictionaries and translation tools; learning services consisting of tutoring, fee-based premium, and other services; STEAM courses, adult and vocational courses, and other courses, such as China University MOOC; smart devices, such as Youdao Dictionary Pen, Youdao Listening Pod, Youdao Smart light, Youdao Pocket Translator, and Youdao Super Dictionary; education digitalization solutions comprising technologies and solutions licensed to schools or enterprise customers, such as Youdao Smart Learning Terminal, Youdao Sports, and Youdao Smart Cloud; and online marketing services. In addition, the company provides online courses comprising Youdao Premium Courses and NetEase Cloud Classroom, as well as technical support to the variable interest entities (VIEs). Youdao, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, China. Youdao, Inc. is a subsidiary of NetEase, Inc.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.51 to $8.74
• 50-Day Range: $7.27 to $9.62
• 52-Week Range: $2.86 to $11.82
• Volume: 38,772 shs
• Average Volume: 125,886 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 47.99
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

DAO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have DAO shares performed this year?

Youdao's stock was trading at $7.40 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, DAO stock has increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $8.6380.
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How were Youdao's earnings last quarter?

Youdao, Inc. Unsponsored ADR (NYSE:DAO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 15th. The company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.12. The firm earned $191.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.30 billion. Youdao had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.87% and a net margin of 2.67%.
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When did Youdao IPO?

Youdao (DAO) raised $92 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, October 25th 2019. The company issued 5,600,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$18.00 per share. Citigroup, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse acted as the underwriters for the IPO and CICC and HSBC were co-managers.

Who are Youdao's major shareholders?

Youdao's top institutional shareholders include Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (6.90%), Acadian Asset Management LLC (0.23%), Walleye Capital LLC (0.15%) and Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.11%).

How do I buy shares of Youdao?

Shares of DAO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Youdao own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Youdao investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), GE Aerospace (GE), ServiceNow (NOW), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2025
• Today: 6/23/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Business Services
• Industry: Technology Services
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:DAO
• CIK: 1781753
• Web: www.youdao.com
• Phone: 8605-71-8985-2163
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,750
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 48.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $11.26 million
• Net Margins: 2.67%
• Pretax Margin: 2.77%
• Return on Equity: -6.87%
• Return on Assets: 8.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.42

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $782.62 million
• Price / Sales: 1.32
• Cash Flow: $0.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 67.04
• Book Value: ($2.40) per share
• Price / Book: -3.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 119,380,000
• Free Float: 68,045,000
• Market Cap: $1.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34