WeRide Inc. (WRD)Technology | Software - Application | Guangzhou, China | NasdaqGM
5.74 USD
+0.17
(3.052%)
⇧
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 5.72 -0.02 (-0.019%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:08 a.m. EDT
The investment thesis here is a classic high-risk, high-reward gamble on a turnaround story rather than a stable income play. Fundamentally, the company is burning cash with negative operating margins and no profitability in sight, which keeps the long-term rating firmly in the 'weak' territory despite the impressive 57% revenue growth. The balance sheet is surprisingly robust with significant cash reserves, preventing immediate bankruptcy, but the path to sustainable earnings remains unclear. Short-term, the stock is technically weak, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, suggesting recent institutional selling pressure. However, the options market tells a completely different story: traders are positioning aggressively for a surge, betting on the robotaxi commercial launches in Europe and the US as catalysts to re-rate the stock. This disconnect between weak fundamentals/technicals and aggressive speculative call buying suggests the market is pricing in a binary event-driven recovery. Until the company demonstrates a path to profitability or the commercial deployments generate tangible revenue, the risk of permanent capital loss remains high, making this suitable only for aggressive momentum traders willing to tolerate extreme volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_71 ✓ | 0.082726 |
| AutoTheta | 0.111042 |
| AutoETS | 0.141413 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.143666 |
| MSTL | 0.153668 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_71
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 12.90 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.165 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 4.773 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.24 |
| Market Cap | 1,888,208,128 |
| Forward P/E | -12.29 |
| Profit Margins | -228.41% |
| Website | https://www.weride.ai |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:08 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish on upside potential, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes $10 and $12.50) compared to negligible put volume. This creates a highly skewed gamma profile where a rally would accelerate gains, while downside protection is minimal until deep strikes. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term expirations, reflecting uncertainty around the upcoming earnings report and commercial launch milestones.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.35345328 |
| Address1 | Tower A, Guanzhou Life Science Innovation Center |
| Address2 | 21st Floor No. 51, Luoxuan Road Guangzhou International Biotech Island |
| All Time High | 44.0 |
| All Time Low | 5.18 |
| Ask | 7.09 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,169,520 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,673,191 |
| Average Volume | 2,673,191 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,169,520 |
| Bid | 4.07 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 3.0901167 |
| City | Guangzhou |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 5.74 |
| Current Ratio | 7.628 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 5.76 |
| Day Low | 5.48 |
| Debt To Equity | 4.773 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,673,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,673,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,675,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,414,600 |
| Ebitda | -1,715,959,040 |
| Ebitda Margins | -2.3626401 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.261 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -5.343 |
| Enterprise Value | -3,880,368,896 |
| Eps Current Year | -3.96607 |
| Eps Forward | -0.46687055 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.75 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.739 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.9990001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1482416 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -35.34533 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 12.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.8100004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5426295 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.55999994 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1081081 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.18 - 12.55 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,729,863,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 234,082,409 |
| Forward Eps | -0.46687055 |
| Forward P E | -12.294628 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 3,661 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.30438 |
| Gross Profits | 221,071,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09196 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.24147 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 328,956,122 |
| Industry | Software - Application |
| Industry Disp | Software - Application |
| Industry Key | software-application |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-10-25 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | WeRide Inc., an investment holding company, provides autonomous driving products and solutions for mobility, logistics, and sanitation industries in the People's Republic of China and Europe. Its product categories include robotaxis, robobus, robovan, and robosweeper. The company also offers advanced driver-assistance system solutions; intelligent data services; and WeRide Go app, an online ride-hailing platform. It has a strategic alliance with ELEVATE Slovakia to launch autonomous driving programs in Slovekia. WeRide Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | WeRide Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,888,208,128 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1888993534 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -1,658,913,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,799,729,332 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 12 |
| Open | 5.52 |
| Operating Margins | -3.7758498 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 86 20 2909 3388 |
| Post Market Change | -0.019299984 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.33623666 |
| Post Market Price | 5.7207 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,973 |
| Previous Close | 5.57 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -1.4472765 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8575349 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.5997992 |
| Profit Margins | -2.28409 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.964 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.30769 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.17 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 3.05206 |
| Regular Market Day High | 5.76 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 5.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 5.48 - 5.76 |
| Regular Market Open | 5.52 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 5.57 |
| Regular Market Price | 5.74 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,951,565 |
| Return On Assets | -0.14862001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.23912 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.576 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.24 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 310,684,647 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0383 |
| Shares Short | 12,585,557 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 11,399,994 |
| Short Name | WERIDE INC. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0425 |
| Short Ratio | 4.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | WRD |
| Target High Price | 19.974344 |
| Target Low Price | 10.979094 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.1085415 |
| Target Median Price | 13.03783 |
| Total Cash | 6,180,270,080 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 18.108 |
| Total Debt | 340,824,000 |
| Total Revenue | 726,289,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.75 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 8.09185 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.3518505 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.29064435 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,951,565 |
| Website | https://www.weride.ai |
| Zip | 510,005 |