ATHM
Autohome Inc.
Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · NYQ
$16.53
Data: 2026-05-13
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$2.2B
Total market value of the company
11.15
Reasonably valued
11.08
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-18.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
21.5%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
5.6%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$21.19
+28% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
HOLD
Consensus view from 12 analysts covering this stock
About Autohome Inc.

Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It also provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. In addition, the company offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

https://ir.autohome.com.cn/

Country: China Employees: 4,242 Industry: Internet Content & Information
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
2.8% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
871.4% FAIL
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$25.95
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
36.3%
Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
64.3th
Ranks in the top 36% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
83.5
Quality Score
49.3
Combined
43.9

Trading at $19 against a fair value of $26, a 26% discount. 21% profit margins. Fails ethical screen (Cash ratio). Ranks better than 72% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

DISTRIBUTION
Smart money appears to be selling into strength — caution
-0.542
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0576
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.399
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-19.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-49.9%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
CRISIS
Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted
Days in State
6
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.25
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$29.92
45% below the year high
52W Low
$16.74
-1% above the year low
Avg Volume
762,316
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.6%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
951.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$1.72
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.25
Conservative use of debt — low financial risk
6.00
Strong balance sheet — comfortably covers short-term obligations
Quick Ratio
5.90
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
73.4%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
6.3%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-206,552,624
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$6.5B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.4B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
12
Target High
$27.00
Target Median
$21.19
Target Low
$17.30
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-31 ZENG YAN Chief Financial Officer 2,704 $46,968
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-13

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