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Autohome Inc. (ATHM)

Communication Services | Internet Content & Information | Beijing, China | NYSE
22.83 USD +0.28 (1.242%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 22.83
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Autohome is currently bifurcated between a distressed-yield narrative and deteriorating operational fundamentals. While the 8.4% dividend yield appears attractive on the surface, the payout ratio of 212% is a critical red flag, indicating the company is distributing far more than its earnings generate, likely eroding capital reserves. This is compounded by significant headwinds in the core business, with revenue contracting by roughly 32% and earnings falling by 35% year-over-year. The balance sheet, while technically liquid due to high cash holdings, is being weighed down by negative enterprise value multiples and a lack of organic growth momentum. Technically, the stock is hovering near its 50-day moving average, offering a slight defensive floor, but the statistical forecasting models show no directional edge, and the recent price action lacks the conviction required for a strong entry. Options flow confirms this ambivalence, with traders buying protection against further drops rather than betting on a recovery. Until the revenue contraction halts and the payout ratio becomes sustainable, the stock remains a speculative hold rather than a compelling buy.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.120669
AutoETS0.120669
MSTL0.125480
AutoTheta0.130814

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 41.49
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.202
Excess Kurtosis -1.17
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-01
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.198
Revenue per Share 47.465
Market Cap 2,629,351,936
Trailing P/E 18.87
Forward P/E 16.11
Beta 0.23
Profit Margins 17.09%
Website https://ir.autohome.com.cn/

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:55 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (15.0 and 17.5), indicating a fear of a deeper decline. Conversely, call activity is concentrated at the money and slightly out-of-the-money, suggesting a limited bullish bias rather than a strong momentum play. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money puts relative to calls, reflecting asymmetric downside risk pricing.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.63% 3.63% 4.76% 3.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-02 0.66 3.630363
2024-12-31 1.15 4.431599
2024-07-10 0.57 2.064469
2023-12-28 1.15 4.159132
2023-03-20 0.58 1.923077
2022-03-18 0.53 1.785113
2021-02-24 0.87 0.715814
2020-04-14 0.77 1.068109
2018-01-03 0.76 1.051467
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.86
dividendYield 8.25
exDividendDate 2026-07-02
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.66
lastDividendDate 2026-07-02
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20536023
Address1 CEC Plaza
Address2 18th Floor, Tower B 3 Dan Ling Street Haidian District
All Time High 147.67
All Time Low 15.57
Ask 23.9
Ask Size 400
Average Analyst Rating 2.9 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,058,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 843,534
Average Volume 843,534
Average Volume10Days 1,058,990
Beta 0.231
Bid 19.6
Bid Size 100
Book Value 28.837252
City Beijing
Country China
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 22.83
Current Ratio 6.755
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 22.92
Day Low 22.305
Debt To Equity 0.198
Display Name Autohome
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 1.86
Dividend Yield 8.25
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,227,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,227,200
Earnings Growth -0.353
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.379
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,229,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,881,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,881,800
Ebitda 512,815,008
Ebitda Margins 0.09347
Enterprise To Ebitda -27.924
Enterprise To Revenue -2.61
Enterprise Value -14,319,837,184
Eps Current Year 1.2992
Eps Forward 1.41733
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.21
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 21.2466
Fifty Day Average Change 1.5834007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.0745249
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.536024
Fifty Two Week High 29.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -7.09
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23696524
Fifty Two Week Low 15.57
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.26
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.46628132
Fifty Two Week Range 15.57 - 29.92
Financial Currency CNY
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,386,772,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.49
Float Shares 57,818,874
Forward Eps 1.41733
Forward P E 16.107752
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 3,839
Fullday Change 0.280001
Fullday Change Percent 1.24169
Fullday Price 22.83
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.73966
Gross Profits 4,058,177,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00204
Held Percent Institutions 0.45169997
Implied Shares Outstanding 115,170,911
Industry Internet Content & Information
Industry Disp Internet Content & Information
Industry Key internet-content-information
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,950,400
Last Dividend Value 0.66
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It also provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. In addition, the company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Long Name Autohome Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,629,351,936
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_46365772
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 937,878,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,512,859,410
Number Of Analyst Opinions 11
Open 22.6
Operating Margins 0.108500004
Payout Ratio 2.1239
Peg Ratio 11.78
Phone 86 10 5985 7001
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 22.83
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 22.55
Price Eps Current Year 17.572351
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7916843
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.47923675
Profit Margins 0.17094
Quick Ratio 6.508
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.91667
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.280001
Regular Market Change Percent 1.24169
Regular Market Day High 22.92
Regular Market Day Low 22.305
Regular Market Day Range 22.305 - 22.92
Regular Market Open 22.6
Regular Market Previous Close 22.55
Regular Market Price 22.83
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 648,478
Return On Assets 0.00754
Return On Equity 0.03731
Revenue Growth -0.319
Revenue Per Share 47.465
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 115,170,911
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0295
Shares Short 3,400,987
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 3,290,225
Short Name Autohome Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.052399997
Short Ratio 4.57
Source Interval 15
Symbol ATHM
Target High Price 26.3
Target Low Price 19.0
Target Mean Price 21.43636
Target Median Price 21.0
Total Cash 18,154,909,696
Total Cash Per Share 161.19
Total Debt 45,710,000
Total Revenue 5,486,540,800
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 1.21
Trailing P E 18.867767
Trailing Peg Ratio 12.228
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.56415
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.26585
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.110184476
Type Disp Equity
Volume 648,478
Website https://ir.autohome.com.cn/
Zip 100,080