Niu Technologies (NIU)Consumer Cyclical | Auto Manufacturers | Beijing, China | NasdaqGM
3.07 USD
-0.04
(-1.286%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.01 -0.06 (-0.060%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 5:53 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:22 p.m. EDT
Niu Technologies (NIU) is a 'news-driven stagnation' play. While recent sales jumped 29% on China demand and AI-NXT2.0 tech, the market is clearly unconvinced, evidenced by a 17.4% drop over the last 200 days and 31.7% increase in short interest despite a bullish analyst consensus (Buy rating). The short-term outlook (Rating 3) is range-bound at best; the low IV on near-term calls ($5.75 depth) suggests the street has priced in the upside, while the long-term (Rating 2) is impaired by negative operating margins and the gap between $1.64 book value and current price. It is a speculative hold reliant on a single catalyst (next earnings) rather than a broadening of the technical uptrend. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.098844 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.099314 |
| MSTL | 0.099453 |
| AutoTheta | 0.100456 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 65% |
| H-stat | 1.59 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.197 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 26.959 |
| Revenue per Share | 53.945 |
| Market Cap | 239,349,376 |
| Forward P/E | 10.21 |
| Beta | -0.14 |
| Profit Margins | -0.91% |
| Website | https://www.niu.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:22 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a paradoxical sentiment split between expirations <1 month and >2 months. For the April 17 expiration (1 week out), implied volatility for calls is significantly suppressed (9.38%) vs puts (4.81%), with strong Open Interest concentration at the 2.5 ATM strike (-18.6% OTM) suggesting break-even or mild out-of-the-money support. This low IV on calls indicates a lack of bullish break-out expectations in the immediate term. However, looking at June and September expirations, there is a distinct 'barbell' risk management strategy in place: heavy Put Open Interest (OI=86) at the 5.0 strike (62.9% OTM) alongside Call OI=268 at the same strike. This suggests speculators are positioning for a mean-reversion trade where the stock could spike to the 5.0 resistance level (supported by the AI NXT2.0 news) but views the current $3.07 price as vulnerable to downside capture (protected by the March short interest surge of 31.7%). The wide disconnect in IV (0.58 vs 0.91 vs 0.63) suggests the market is pricing in low probability of a move to 5.0, but requires high payoff protection if it does occur.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.10431659 |
| Address1 | No.1 Building |
| Address2 | No. 195 Huilongguan East Road Changping District |
| All Time High | 53.38 |
| All Time Low | 1.57 |
| Ask | 3.89 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.7 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 278,520 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 498,182 |
| Average Volume | 498,182 |
| Average Volume10Days | 278,520 |
| Beta | -0.141 |
| Bid | 2.22 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.6401217 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.07 |
| Current Ratio | 1.178 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 3.1 |
| Day Low | 3.005 |
| Debt To Equity | 26.959 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,773,662,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,773,662,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,773,664,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,107,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,107,400 |
| Ebitda | 33,898,288 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.00787 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -11.221 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.088 |
| Enterprise Value | -380,372,736 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.11788 |
| Eps Forward | 0.30057088 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.07 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.2852 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.21520019 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.06550596 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 10.43166 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 5.67 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.6000001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.45855382 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.3599999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.13284129 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.71 - 5.67 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,539,955,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 79,834,787 |
| Forward Eps | 0.30057088 |
| Forward P E | 10.213897 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19582 |
| Gross Profits | 843,570,880 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.11125 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.22745001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 77,963,972 |
| Industry | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Disp | Auto Manufacturers |
| Industry Key | auto-manufacturers |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Niu Technologies designs, manufactures, and sells electric scooters in the People's Republic of China, Europe, and internationally. The company offers e NQi, MQi, UQi, FQi, and electric scooters, motorcycles, mopeds, and bicycles; KQi series kick-scooters; BQi series e-bikes; and Niu Aero Sports Bicycles. It also provides accessories and spare parts under the NIU brand name comprising scooter accessories, such as raincoats, gloves, knee pads, storage baskets and tail boxes, smart phone holders, backrests, and locks; lifestyle accessories, which includes T-shirts, coats, jeans, hats, bags, jewelry, notebooks, badges, key chain, and mugs; and performance upgrade components consisting of upgraded wheels, shock absorbers, brake calipers, and carbon fiber body panels. In addition, the company operates NIU app, which provides online repair request, service station locator, theft reporting, smart check, smart services, scooter status, historical riding data, and key diagnostics, as well as NIU cover, which provides insurance services. It sells and services its products through city partners and franchised stores, distributors, third-party e-commerce platforms, and its online store. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | Niu Technologies |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 239,349,376 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_306064547 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -39,385,588 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 239,349,393 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 3.09 |
| Operating Margins | -0.15177 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 10 6432 1899 |
| Post Market Change | -0.059999943 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.9543955 |
| Post Market Price | 3.01 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,462,832 |
| Previous Close | 3.11 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.7462697 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.8718122 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.055561014 |
| Profit Margins | -0.00914 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.576 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.66667 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.04 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.28617 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.1 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.005 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.005 - 3.1 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.11 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.07 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 665,392 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01983 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0429 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.174 |
| Revenue Per Share | 53.945 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Cyclical |
| Sector Key | consumer-cyclical |
| Shares Outstanding | 69,692,962 |
| Shares Short | 1,037,331 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 772,589 |
| Short Name | Niu Technologies |
| Short Ratio | 1.99 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | NIU |
| Target High Price | 4.344522 |
| Target Low Price | 3.5361774 |
| Target Mean Price | 3.9403496 |
| Target Median Price | 3.9403496 |
| Total Cash | 1,115,634,944 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.971 |
| Total Debt | 243,956,496 |
| Total Revenue | 4,307,865,600 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.07 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.7152 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.6452 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.17366496 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 665,392 |
| Website | https://www.niu.com |
| Zip | 102,208 |