Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (KC)Technology | Software - Application | Beijing, China | NasdaqGS
10.39 USD
-0.52
(-4.766%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 10.41 +0.02 (0.212%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 6:11 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Kingsoft Cloud is currently paralyzed by a stark disconnect between its explosive recent performance and its deteriorating operational reality. While the stock has rallied 323% year-over-year, the underlying business is bleeding cash, with negative operating margins and a massive debt load that dwarfs its equity base. This creates a precarious situation where the market is pricing in a potential AI re-rating, yet the fundamentals scream caution. Short-term, the stock is technically neutral but fragile. It has recently recovered from a sharp drop, trading near its 50-day average, but the lack of a clear trend and the very low confidence in statistical forecasts suggest waiting for confirmation. The options market reflects this uncertainty, with heavy positioning at extreme strikes that implies a gamble on a binary event rather than steady progress. Long-term, the asset remains a hold due to the severe balance sheet risks. Despite the impressive revenue growth, the company is burning cash and carries a debt-to-equity ratio of 120%. Until the path to profitability is demonstrated and the debt burden is managed, the high valuation multiples are unjustified. The recent price surge appears to be a reaction to analyst upgrades and thematic hype regarding AI, but without a corresponding turnaround in earnings quality, the risk of a mean reversion remains high. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.238077 |
| MSTL | 0.238602 |
| AutoTheta | 0.276390 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.321428 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 71.10 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.232 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.17 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 120.041 |
| Revenue per Share | 35.788 |
| Market Cap | 3,110,450,944 |
| Forward P/E | -106.58 |
| Beta | 1.99 |
| Profit Margins | -9.39% |
| Website | https://www.ksyun.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call Open Interest is heavily concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (15.0 and 20.0), suggesting a speculative hope for a massive rally to re-rate the stock. Conversely, Put Open Interest is stacked deep in-the-money at lower strikes (5.0 and 7.5), indicating a hedge against a continued collapse or a 'buy the dip' strategy gone wrong. The imbalance suggests a binary outcome expectation: either a parabolic recovery or a floor test.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14162076 |
| 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 | 13.44 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.2 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,527,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,490,026 |
| Average Volume | 1,490,026 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,527,840 |
| Beta | 1.989 |
| Bid | 7.57 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 4.362679 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 10.39 |
| Current Ratio | 1.028 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 10.595 |
| Day Low | 10.38 |
| Debt To Equity | 120.041 |
| Display Name | Kingsoft Cloud |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,884,100 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,884,100 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,885,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,142,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,142,600 |
| Ebitda | 2,211,645,952 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21488 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.092 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.879 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,049,321,472 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.63359 |
| Eps Forward | -0.09748989 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.51 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.4576 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.0675993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.16597092 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.162075 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 18.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -8.13 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.43898487 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 8.35 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.04 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24431136 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 8.35 - 18.52 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,588,944,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 170,966,875 |
| Forward Eps | -0.09748989 |
| Forward P E | -106.57516 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,246,095,872 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 15,225 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.14874 |
| Gross Profits | 1,530,850,048 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.05915 |
| 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 | 3,110,450,944 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_278860821 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -966,145,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,252,814,640 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 13 |
| Open | 10.51 |
| Operating Cashflow | 4,753,396,224 |
| Operating Margins | -0.061440002 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 10 6292 7777 |
| Post Market Change | 0.02199936 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.21173589 |
| Post Market Price | 10.412 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,980,712 |
| Previous Close | 10.91 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -6.360225 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.3815641 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.3022093 |
| Profit Margins | -0.09387 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.749 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.23077 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.52 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.76626 |
| Regular Market Day High | 10.595 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 10.38 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 10.38 - 10.595 |
| Regular Market Open | 10.51 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 10.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 10.39 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 824,682 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01829 |
| Return On Equity | -0.13543999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.372 |
| Revenue Per Share | 35.788 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 299,369,665 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0253 |
| Shares Short | 7,565,771 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,757,427 |
| Short Name | Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.045 |
| Short Ratio | 5.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KC |
| Target High Price | 26.138441 |
| Target Low Price | 15.029199 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.811281 |
| Target Median Price | 20.396389 |
| Total Cash | 4,903,797,248 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 16.148 |
| Total Debt | 10,801,697,792 |
| Total Revenue | 10,292,373,504 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.51 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 13.024025 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.6340246 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.20224352 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 824,682 |
| Website | https://www.ksyun.com |
| Zip | 100,085 |