ATHM
Autohome Inc.
Communication Services · Internet Content & Information · NYQ
$19.17
Close 2026-05-13
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

WEAK MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$2.2B
Trailing P/E
11.15
Forward P/E
11.08
Rev Growth
-18.0%
Profit Margin
21.5%
ROE
5.6%
Analyst Target
$21.19
Recommendation
HOLD
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.

Opportunity Summary
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.
Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt Ratio (0.03%)PASS
Cash Ratio (8.71%)FAIL
Receivables Ratio (0.00%)PASS
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallFAIL
Score Ethical: 10.0
Score Valuation: 83.5
Score Quality: 49.2
Score Combined: 45.7
Fair Value Est: $25.95 · Margin of Safety: +35.4% · Tier: AVOID

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation100.0
Quality41.2
Cash Flow50.0
Moat25.0
Balance Sheet97.8
Debt Purity91.7
Liquid Purity0.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance67.2
Tier: GOLD · Score: 75.1 · Rank: #161
Earnings History (Last 8 Quarters)
DateEPS Est.Reported EPSSurprise %
2026-05-280.25Pending--
2026-03-050.320.38+16.1%
2025-11-060.470.48+2.8%
2025-07-310.540.56+4.1%
2025-05-080.380.39+4.4%
2025-02-200.510.55+7.7%
2024-11-060.540.57+6.4%
2024-07-310.560.65+15.2%
Quarterly Financials
PeriodRevenueNet IncomeEBITDAGross ProfitOp. IncomeEPS
2025-12-31$1.5B$274.5M$92.3M$1.1B$92.3M1.92
2025-09-30$1.8B$468.0M$147.0M$1.1B$147.0M3.56
2025-06-30$1.8B$446.2M$296.6M$1.3B$296.6M
2025-03-31$1.5B$386.1M$233.4M$1.1B$233.4M2.88
2024-12-31$1.8B$348.4M$232.4M$1.4B$232.4M2.52
2024-09-303.52
Insider Transactions
DateNameRoleSharesValue
2026-03-31ZENG YANChief Financial Officer2,704$47.0K
Top Institutional Holders
HolderSharesValue% Held
Invesco Ltd.4.2M$69.9M0.0%
FIL LTD4.2M$69.5M0.0%
Acadian Asset Management. LLC4.2M$69.2M0.0%
North of South Capital LLP3.7M$61.4M0.0%
Federated Hermes, Inc.3.7M$60.6M0.0%
M&G Plc3.5M$57.6M0.0%
Blackrock Inc.3.3M$55.0M0.0%
Krane Funds Advisors LLC2.8M$45.9M0.0%
Schroder Investment Management Group2.2M$37.0M0.0%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC1.9M$32.2M0.0%
Analyst Recommendations
3 Months Ago
2
2
9
13 analysts
2 Months Ago
2
2
10
14 analysts
Last Month
2
2
10
14 analysts
Current
2
1
10
13 analysts
Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Strong Sell
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
-$10.2B
Price/Book
0.57
Beta
0.248
Analysts
12
Total Revenue (TTM)
$6.5B
Total Debt
$60.8M
Earnings Growth
-24.3%
Dividend Yield
951.0%
Rec. Mean
2.69
Short Ratio
3.31
Short % Float
0.0%
Employees
4,242

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 45.7 (P63 — top 37.1% of scored tickers). Weak Moat. Ethical FAIL. 12 analysts at Hold.
Price: $19.17 | Target: $21.19 (+11%) | Fair Value: $25.95 (+35%)
Score
46
Moat
WEAK
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+11%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth-18.0%
Profit Margin21.5%
ROE5.6%
Forward P/E11.1
Market Cap$2.2B
Earnings Track Record
DateEstimateReportedSurprise
2026-05-28$0.25Pending
2026-03-05$0.32$0.38+16.1%
2025-11-06$0.47$0.48+2.8%
2025-07-31$0.54$0.56+4.1%
2025-05-08$0.38$0.39+4.4%
2025-02-20$0.51$0.55+7.7%
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $16.29 (-15%) | Entry: $19.17
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($21.19, 12 analysts)
10$191.70+$20.20 (11%)0.7R
50$958.50+$101.00 (11%)0.7R
100$1,917.00+$202.00 (11%)0.7R
To Fair Value ($25.95)
10$191.70+$67.80 (35%)2.4R
50$958.50+$339.00 (35%)2.4R
100$1,917.00+$678.00 (35%)2.4R
Risk Factors
  • Elevated short interest (3.31 days to cover)
The Verdict
Autohome Inc. holds a weak competitive moat and trades at a 35.4% discount to fair value.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

D
Quant Score
26.4
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
8
Quality: HMM_CRISIS,CONSISTENT_BEATER
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-3.5%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-4.6%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
-1.03
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-49.9%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
75
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

What direction is this ticker actually moving, filtered through noise? Is it speeding up or slowing down?

Kalman Trend
Trend Strength
Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
BELOW_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_LOWER
Beta
Relative Volume
0.5x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
100.0%
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

Does this ticker have consistent patterns on certain days or months? Historical tendencies, not guarantees.

Best Day
Wednesday
Worst Day
Friday
Best Month
Sep
Worst Month
Oct
Fri-Mon Effect
-0.3558584722854292
Earnings Drift

After this company beats earnings, does the price keep going up? Drift tracks post-earnings momentum.

Avg Drift After Beat
-1.4%
Beat Drift Positive %
28.6%
Consistency
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
-10.9%
3M Return
-20.6%
6M Return
-28.9%
12M Return
-33.7%
Momentum Rank
#4191
Momentum Signal
DOWN

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