Microvast Holdings, Inc. (MVST)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Parts | Stafford, United States | NasdaqCM
0.72 USD
-0.05
(-6.074%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.73 +0.01 (1.676%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:38 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Microvast is currently broken by a perfect storm of deteriorating fundamentals and overwhelming market skepticism. Despite a recent year-over-year price rebound, the underlying business is in freefall, with revenue contracting by 4.5% and operating margins deeply negative. The company is hemorrhaging cash, with operating cash flow turning sharply negative while free cash flow barely covers a fraction of its debt obligations. The balance sheet is precarious, with debt significantly exceeding equity, and the company has recently removed a warrant class from its Nasdaq listing—a clear signal of distress and delisting risk. The market has priced this reality into the stock, which trades at a fraction of its book value, yet the outlook remains bleak. Analyst consensus is a 'strong buy' based on a target price of $4.50, but this ignores the severe execution risks and the fact that the company has missed earnings targets recently. The recent surge in price appears to be a volatile, unsupported bounce rather than a reversal of the multi-year downtrend. Options activity confirms the bearish sentiment: traders are aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts, creating a wall of resistance that suggests they expect the stock to continue falling toward zero or face delisting. With no dividend to provide income and a high probability of further downside due to liquidity concerns and operational struggles, this is a security to avoid entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.087225 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.237287 |
| AutoETS | 0.238314 |
| MSTL | 0.263014 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 1.56 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.691 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.14 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 35.545 |
| Revenue per Share | 1.103 |
| Market Cap | 277,672,352 |
| Forward P/E | 6.02 |
| Beta | 3.58 |
| Profit Margins | 13.95% |
| Previous Name | Microvast, Inc. |
| Website | https://www.microvast.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:38 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes $1.50, $2.00, $2.50) across multiple expirations compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at distant strikes ($7.00), the dominant theme is hedging against further collapse rather than betting on a recovery. Implied volatility is elevated on the put side, reflecting fear of continued deterioration.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.7087121 |
| Address1 | 12,603 Southwest Freeway |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 25.2 |
| All Time Low | 0.152 |
| Ask | 0.9542 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,490,710 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 5,337,190 |
| Average Volume | 5,337,190 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,490,710 |
| Beta | 3.577 |
| Bid | 0.73 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 1.412 |
| City | Stafford |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.7221 |
| Current Ratio | 1.091 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 0.7763 |
| Day Low | 0.7207 |
| Debt To Equity | 35.545 |
| Display Name | Microvast |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,395,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,392,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,254,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,254,400 |
| Ebitda | 40,798,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.111 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.404 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.933 |
| Enterprise Value | 342,886,368 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.01 |
| Eps Forward | 0.12 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 0.94554 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.22343999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.2363094 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -70.87121 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.3978996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.89858145 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.712 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.010100007 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.014185403 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.712 - 7.12 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,553,693,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 209,844,314 |
| Forward Eps | 0.12 |
| Forward P E | 6.0175004 |
| Free Cashflow | 63,391,876 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 1,908 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0467 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.0744 |
| Fullday Price | 0.7342 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33957002 |
| Gross Profits | 124,812,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.45736998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.23622 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 384,534,486 |
| Industry | Auto Parts |
| Industry Disp | Auto Parts |
| Industry Key | auto-parts |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Microvast Holdings, Inc. engages in the design, development, and manufacturing of battery components and systems primarily for electric commercial vehicles and energy storage systems. The company offers a range of cell chemistries, such as lithium titanate oxide, lithium iron phosphate, electrolyte formulation, full concentration gradient cathode, polyaramid separator, and nickel manganese cobalt. It also designs, develops, and manufactures components of lithium-ion batteries, such as cathode, anode, electrolytes, and separator. The company's commercial vehicle markets cover buses, trains, mining trucks, marine and port vehicles, and automated guided and specialty vehicles, as well as light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks. It operates in China, India, rest of the Asia Pacific, Italy, France, rest of Europe, and the United States. Microvast Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Stafford, Texas. |
| Long Name | Microvast Holdings, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 277,672,352 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_128864639 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | 51,273,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 296,899,076 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 0.77 |
| Operating Cashflow | -1,724,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.019609999 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 281 491 9505 |
| Post Market Change | 0.012099981 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.6756655 |
| Post Market Price | 0.7342 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,534 |
| Prev Name | Microvast, Inc. |
| Previous Close | 0.7688 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -72.21001 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.5114023 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7554477 |
| Profit Margins | 0.13949999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.724 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0467 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.0744 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.7763 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.7207 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.7207 - 0.7763 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.77 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.7688 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.7221 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,157,152 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00485 |
| Return On Equity | 0.11404 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.045 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.103 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 384,534,486 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.060500003 |
| Shares Short | 23,272,872 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 19,933,753 |
| Short Name | Microvast Holdings, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.089899994 |
| Short Ratio | 3.72 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | MVST |
| Target High Price | 5.0 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 4.5 |
| Target Median Price | 4.5 |
| Total Cash | 127,828,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.332 |
| Total Debt | 193,042,000 |
| Total Revenue | 367,560,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.01 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.004835 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.2827349 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.6398207 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 5,157,152 |
| Website | https://www.microvast.com |
| Zip | 77,477 |