BofA Securities lowers Nio stock price target following Q1 results

Published 03/06/2025, 19:14
© Reuters

On Tuesday, BofA Securities analysts revised their price target for Nio stock to $4.30 from $4.90, while maintaining a Neutral rating. This adjustment follows Nio’s announcement of its first-quarter 2025 financial results and subsequent conference call. According to InvestingPro data, NIO’s stock, currently trading at $3.56, appears undervalued based on its Fair Value analysis.

Nio reported a total revenue of RMB12 billion for the first quarter, marking a 22% increase year-over-year but a 39% decrease quarter-over-quarter. The year-over-year growth was attributed to a 40% rise in vehicle sales volume, despite a 15% decrease in average selling price due to changes in product mix and the clearance of older model versions. InvestingPro data shows the company maintains an impressive 18.2% revenue growth over the last twelve months, with a current market capitalization of $7.89 billion.

The company’s gross profit margin improved by 2.7 percentage points year-over-year to 7.6%, although it fell short of the analysts’ expectation of 8.1%. The operating expenses to sales ratio increased to 61.0%, reflecting a rise of 1.6 percentage points year-over-year and 18.6 percentage points quarter-over-quarter. InvestingPro analysis highlights two key concerns: weak gross profit margins and rapid cash burn. Subscribers can access 10 additional ProTips and comprehensive financial metrics for deeper insights.

Nio’s operational loss for the quarter was RMB6.4 billion, exceeding the analysts’ forecast. The non-GAAP net loss stood at RMB6.3 billion, a 28% increase year-over-year but a 4% decrease quarter-over-quarter, missing the analysts’ estimate of RMB5.6 billion. The company remains unprofitable over the last twelve months, with analysts not expecting profitability this year, according to InvestingPro data.

In other recent news, NIO Inc (NYSE:NIO). reported its first-quarter revenue of RMB 12.0 billion and earnings per share of RMB (3.29), both falling short of consensus estimates. The company projects second-quarter revenue between RMB 19.5-20.1 billion, indicating a potential 62-67% increase quarter-over-quarter. NIO also anticipates delivering 73,500 units in the upcoming quarter, surpassing the consensus estimate of 69,900 units. Analysts at Mizuho (NYSE:MFG) adjusted their outlook by lowering the price target to $3.50 while maintaining a Neutral rating due to strong competition in China. Conversely, Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) reiterated an Overweight rating with a price target of $5.90, emphasizing a potential recovery in sales and cash flow improvements. NIO’s vehicle deliveries in April 2025 showed a 53% year-on-year growth with 23,900 vehicles delivered. Despite a 32% month-on-month drop in NIO brand volumes, the ONVO brand saw a 43% increase, and the Firefly model sold 3,700 units in its first month. The company aims to improve gross margins with new model launches and targets breakeven by the fourth quarter of 2025.

This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.

Latest comments

Risk Disclosure: Trading in financial instruments and/or cryptocurrencies involves high risks including the risk of losing some, or all, of your investment amount, and may not be suitable for all investors. Prices of cryptocurrencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events. Trading on margin increases the financial risks.
Before deciding to trade in financial instrument or cryptocurrencies you should be fully informed of the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite, and seek professional advice where needed.
Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. The data and prices on the website are not necessarily provided by any market or exchange, but may be provided by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual price at any given market, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Fusion Media and any provider of the data contained in this website will not accept liability for any loss or damage as a result of your trading, or your reliance on the information contained within this website.
It is prohibited to use, store, reproduce, display, modify, transmit or distribute the data contained in this website without the explicit prior written permission of Fusion Media and/or the data provider. All intellectual property rights are reserved by the providers and/or the exchange providing the data contained in this website.
Fusion Media may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers
© 2007-2025 - Fusion Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.