Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (KC)Technology | Software - Application | Beijing, China | NasdaqGS
10.64 USD
+0.05
(0.472%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.38 -0.26 (-0.260%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:50 a.m. EDT
The narrative here is a classic case of a speculative mania meeting a broken balance sheet. While the stock has delivered a spectacular 507% gain over the last year, the underlying business is hemorrhaging cash with negative free cash flow and a massive debt load that dwarfs its equity. The recent price action is a textbook 'blow-off top' where the market is pricing in a perfect execution of an AI strategy that hasn't yet materialized in the financials. The options market confirms this tension: traders are buying deep puts as insurance against a collapse while simultaneously betting on a continuation rally to $15. With the company burning cash and analysts warning of overvaluation despite the 'Strong Buy' consensus, the risk/reward profile has shifted decisively against the buyer. The long-term rating remains neutral because the multi-year trajectory is still defined by the pain of the previous decade, and the current surge feels more like a liquidity event than a fundamental inflection point. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.168622 |
| MSTL | 0.175631 |
| AutoETS | 0.181458 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.250045 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 4.18 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.477 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.75 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 123.926 |
| Revenue per Share | 37.114 |
| Market Cap | 3,185,293,312 |
| Forward P/E | -439.63 |
| Beta | 1.98 |
| Profit Margins | -5.46% |
| Website | https://www.ksyun.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:50 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at strikes 12.5 and 15.0, suggesting a bullish bias if the stock rallies toward $15. However, Put Open Interest is even more aggressive at the 12.5 strike and shows massive volume at deep out-of-the-money strikes (5.0, 10.0) for later expirations, indicating a strong 'long gamma' or crash protection strategy. The implied volatility skew is elevated, reflecting uncertainty about whether the recent 500% surge can sustain or if a correction is imminent.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.23453236 |
| Address1 | Building D |
| Address2 | Xiaomi Science and Technology Park No. 33 Xierqi Middle Road Haidian District |
| All Time High | 74.67 |
| All Time Low | 1.77 |
| Ask | 13.7 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,816,440 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,537,790 |
| Average Volume | 1,537,790 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,816,440 |
| Beta | 1.98 |
| Bid | 7.65 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 4.41023 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.64 |
| Current Ratio | 1.011 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 10.85 |
| Day Low | 10.55 |
| Debt To Equity | 123.926 |
| Display Name | Kingsoft Cloud |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,787,141,700 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,787,141,700 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,787,142,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,005,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,005,000 |
| Ebitda | 2,973,534,976 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.26995 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.208 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.866 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,537,964,032 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.11264 |
| Eps Forward | -0.024201974 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.29 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 10.456 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.18400002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.017597552 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -23.453236 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.88 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.42548597 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2742515 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.35 - 18.52 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,588,944,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 168,819,914 |
| Forward Eps | -0.024201974 |
| Forward P E | -439.63358 |
| Free Cashflow | -1,824,562,176 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 14,394 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0500002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.472145 |
| Fullday Price | 10.38 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.15054 |
| Gross Profits | 1,658,201,984 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.04973 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 299,369,665 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,020-05-08 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations primarily in China. The company's product portfolio includes cloud products, such as infrastructure as a service (IaaS) infrastructure, platform as a service (PaaS) middleware, software as a service (SaaS) applications, and AI solution. It offers research and development services, as well as enterprise digital solutions and related services. The company also provides public cloud services to customers in various verticals, including video, e-commerce, intelligent mobility, artificial intelligence, and mobile internet; and enterprise cloud services to customers in financial services, public service, and healthcare businesses. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. |
| Long Name | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,185,293,312 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_278860821 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -601,758,016 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,196,398,736 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 10.66 |
| Operating Cashflow | 6,144,128,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00749 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 10 6292 7777 |
| Post Market Change | -0.26000023 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -2.4436111 |
| Post Market Price | 10.38 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 10.59 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -9.562841 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4125726 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.28917482 |
| Profit Margins | -0.054629996 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.719 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.21429 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0500002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.472145 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.85 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.55 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.55 - 10.85 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.66 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.59 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.64 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,547,508 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00799 |
| Return On Equity | -0.07614 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.308 |
| Revenue Per Share | 37.114 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 299,369,665 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0221 |
| Shares Short | 6,628,237 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,742,533 |
| Short Name | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0394 |
| Short Ratio | 4.52 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KC |
| Target High Price | 26.373348 |
| Target Low Price | 16.012379 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.15922 |
| Target Median Price | 20.015474 |
| Total Cash | 4,674,330,112 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 15.575 |
| Total Debt | 11,022,819,328 |
| Total Revenue | 11,015,112,704 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.29 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.53175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.8917494 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15095653 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,547,508 |
| Website | https://www.ksyun.com |
| Zip | 100,085 |