Dingdong (Cayman) Limited (DDL)Consumer Defensive | Grocery Stores | Shanghai, China | NYSE
2.67 USD
-0.04
(-1.476%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 19, 2026, 12:18 a.m. EDT
DDL is showing clear signs of being a 'value trap' backed by concerning fundamentals: a -66% earnings growth rate, a damaging debt-to-equity ratio of 206.9%, and a negative IV/EBITDA multiple. While long-term growth could theoretically be high if the company turns its corporate debt structure around, the current setup with falling earnings and aggressive put buying suggests a 'sell signals' trend rather than a turnaround story. Avoid buying into weakness given the deteriorating quality of earnings and high leverage. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.054461 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.062073 |
| AutoETS | 0.062113 |
| AutoTheta | 0.071002 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 73% |
| H-stat | 1.21 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.509 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 206.904 |
| Revenue per Share | 111.187 |
| Market Cap | 579,352,448 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.80 |
| Forward P/E | 7.08 |
| Beta | 0.45 |
| Profit Margins | 1.21% |
| Website | https://www.100.me |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:18 a.m. EDT: Options data reveals a distinct bearish skew with negligible call volume compared to aggressive put positioning. In the near term (May 15 expiry), put options show significantly higher active volume (70 vs 22) and Open Interest (462 vs 115) than calls, despite identical ATM strikes. This disparity persists even further out, with July 17 puts holding massively higher OI (4.7k vs 1.2k in OTC strikes) and volume. The implied volatility for puts is also consistently higher than or equal to calls, suggesting speculators are pricing in downside drag or hedging existing long positions rather than looking for upside momentum. The net positioning indicates strong seller protection and speculative bias toward lower prices.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.022988558 |
| Address1 | Building T4 |
| Address2 | Zhangjiang Science Gate Lane 188 Yuren Road |
| All Time High | 46.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.065 |
| Ask | 2.7 |
| Ask Size | 7,100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 351,630 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,897,093 |
| Average Volume | 1,897,093 |
| Average Volume10Days | 351,630 |
| Beta | 0.453 |
| Bid | 2.67 |
| Bid Size | 3,700 |
| Book Value | 0.69373965 |
| City | Shanghai |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.67 |
| Current Ratio | 1.051 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 2.73 |
| Day Low | 2.67 |
| Debt To Equity | 206.904 |
| Display Name | Dingdong (Cayman) |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,762,948,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,762,948,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.658 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.67 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,631,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,761,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,761,800 |
| Ebitda | 273,333,760 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.01138 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.974 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.022 |
| Enterprise Value | -539,603,520 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.21 |
| Eps Forward | 0.37716118 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.15 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.708 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.03799987 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.014032448 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 2.2988558 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.41 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.74 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.2170088 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.65 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.0200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6181819 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.65 - 3.41 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,624,973,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 176,394,674 |
| Forward Eps | 0.37716118 |
| Forward P E | 7.0792017 |
| Free Cashflow | 226,431,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 3,120 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29408002 |
| Gross Profits | 7,064,406,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00148 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.38627997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 216,985,936 |
| 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 | 1,735,603,200 |
| 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, instant food, 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 | 579,352,448 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_717850100 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 284,500,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 578,775,243 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 2.71 |
| Operating Cashflow | 521,920,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0019200001 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 21 6858 5011 |
| Previous Close | 2.71 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 1.2081448 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 3.8487062 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.024117252 |
| Profit Margins | 0.01205 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.863 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.47601 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.73 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.67 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.67 - 2.73 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.71 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.71 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.67 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,602 |
| Regular Market Volume | 201,545 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0171 |
| Return On Equity | 0.30351 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.057 |
| Revenue Per Share | 111.187 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 180,407,221 |
| Shares Short | 3,121,449 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,974,655 |
| Short Name | Dingdong (Cayman) Limited |
| Short Ratio | 4.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | DDL |
| Target High Price | 3.545857 |
| Target Low Price | 1.6434058 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.8399694 |
| Target Median Price | 3.0331907 |
| Total Cash | 3,976,475,904 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 12.235 |
| Total Debt | 2,433,635,072 |
| Total Revenue | 24,022,325,248 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.15 |
| Trailing P E | 17.8 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.33355 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.3364501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.14417951 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 201,545 |
| Website | https://www.100.me |
| Zip | 201,201 |