Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (DDL)Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Shanghai, China | NYSE
2.24 USD
+0.08
(3.704%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Dingdong is currently bifurcated between a fundamentally improving business and a market that remains deeply skeptical. On the fundamentals, the company shows a remarkable turnaround: operating losses have narrowed significantly, revenue is growing nearly 2%, and profitability is surging with a 28% jump in quarterly earnings. The balance sheet is pristine with minimal debt, and the forward P/E of 5.7x suggests the market has priced in a worst-case scenario. However, the price action tells a different story; the stock has erased 90% of its value over the last four years, indicating that past struggles have left a deep scar on investor sentiment. The recent 6% annual gain is a recovery step, not a trend reversal. Crucially, the options market confirms this pessimism, with heavy put buying acting as a floor while call buyers stay on the sidelines. Until the stock can break free from this multi-year downtrend and convince the broader market that the recovery is sustainable, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward caution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.088001 |
| MSTL_37 | 0.104788 |
| AutoETS | 0.114596 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.115182 |
| MSTL | 0.116956 |
| MSTL_37_105 | 0.185099 |
| MSTL_105 | 0.199095 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 21% |
| H-stat | 54.56 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.002 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.40 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.009 |
| Revenue per Share | 112.798 |
| Market Cap | 489,791,936 |
| Trailing P/E | 18.67 |
| Forward P/E | 5.90 |
| Beta | 0.46 |
| Profit Margins | 1.55% |
| Website | https://www.100.me |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:18 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put volume and open interest dominate across nearly all expirations, with significant concentration in the $2.50 strike (a 15% out-of-the-money buffer). Call activity is negligible, suggesting a lack of speculative conviction in a near-term rally despite the stock trading near its 52-week high relative to recent lows.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.022624433 |
| Address1 | Building T4 |
| Address2 | Zhangjiang Science Gate Lane 188 Yuren Road |
| All Time High | 46.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.065 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 1,100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 420,880 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 451,550 |
| Average Volume | 451,550 |
| Average Volume10Days | 420,880 |
| Beta | 0.462 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 5,100 |
| Book Value | 0.80060446 |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.24 |
| Current Ratio | 1.23 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 2.26 |
| Day Low | 2.165 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.009 |
| Display Name | Dingdong (Cayman) |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,948,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,948,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 27.903 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 28.001 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,366,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,229,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,229,000 |
| Ebitda | 178,675,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0073100002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 1.411 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.01 |
| Enterprise Value | 252,122,736 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.185 |
| Eps Forward | 0.37994382 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.12 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.3594 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.119400024 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.050606094 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -2.2624433 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.1700001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.3431085 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.59000003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.35757577 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.65 - 3.41 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,624,973,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 132,937,826 |
| Forward Eps | 0.37994382 |
| Forward P E | 5.8956084 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,011,346,432 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,658 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29091 |
| Gross Profits | 7,113,339,904 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0014599999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.38498002 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 218,657,119 |
| Industry | Grocery Stores |
| Industry Disp | Grocery Stores |
| Industry Key | grocery-stores |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-06-29 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Dingdong (Cayman) Limited operates an e-commerce company in China. The company provides fresh groceries, including vegetables, meat and eggs, fruits, and seafood. It also offers prepared food, such as ready-to-eat, ready-to-heat, ready-to-cook, and ready-to-mix food; and other food products, such as baked goods, dairy, seasonings, beverages, oil, and snacks. The company offers its products through traditional offline, as well as online channels through Dingdong Fresh app, mini-programs, and third-party platforms. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. |
| Long Name | Dingdong (Cayman) Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 489,791,936 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_717850100 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 164,050,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 472,299,377 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 2.14 |
| Operating Cashflow | 596,990,016 |
| Operating Margins | -0.52131003 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 21 6858 5011 |
| Previous Close | 2.16 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 1.0251716 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 2.797886 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.020030707 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0155 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.074 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.7037 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.26 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.165 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.165 - 2.26 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.14 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.24 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 272,021 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00772 |
| Return On Equity | 0.16239999 |
| Revenue Growth | 1.952 |
| Revenue Per Share | 112.798 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 182,294,586 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0119 |
| Shares Short | 2,593,024 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,576,565 |
| Short Name | Dingdong (Cayman) Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0163 |
| Short Ratio | 4.32 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DDL |
| Target High Price | 3.5686677 |
| Target Low Price | 3.0527031 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.353547 |
| Target Median Price | 3.4392707 |
| Total Cash | 371,191,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.714 |
| Total Debt | 125,000 |
| Total Revenue | 24,452,055,040 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.12 |
| Trailing P E | 18.666668 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.388 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.148 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.06197655 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 272,021 |
| Website | https://www.100.me |
| Zip | 201,201 |