JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

JD.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $38.50.

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised JD.com from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Bank of America reissued a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of JD.com in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings raised JD.com from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of JD.com in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on JD.com from $41.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th.

Key JD.com News

Here are the key news stories impacting JD.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JD.com’s founder publicly said the company will protect jobs and prioritize workers as it expands automation, which may help support sentiment around the company’s AI and logistics strategy. JD Founder Vows To Protect 900,000 Jobs From AI Automation
• Neutral Sentiment: JD.com is attracting heavy search interest on Zacks, signaling heightened investor curiosity, but the item does not include new fundamental or business developments. Investors Heavily Search JD.com, Inc. (JD): Here is What You Need to Know
• Neutral Sentiment: A similar article also noted that JD.com is one of the most-searched stocks on Yahoo Finance, reinforcing attention around the name rather than pointing to a specific business catalyst. Investors Heavily Search JD.com, Inc. (JD): Here is What You Need to Know
• Negative Sentiment: The European Commission opened a full-scale probe into JD.com’s roughly $2.6 billion bid for Germany’s Ceconomy, saying the deal could involve Chinese subsidies and potentially distort competition in the EU. That raises the risk of delays, concessions, or even a blocked transaction. JD.com’s Ceconomy deal faces full-scale EU subsidy investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Separate coverage also highlighted deeper EU scrutiny of the Ceconomy takeover, reinforcing concerns that JD.com’s overseas expansion could face regulatory hurdles. JD.com’s $2.6 Billion Ceconomy Takeover Move Faces In-Depth EU Probe

JD.com Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:JD opened at $28.83 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $41.30 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52 and a beta of 0.41. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $30.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.18. JD.com has a 1 year low of $24.51 and a 1 year high of $36.86.

JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The information services provider reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter. JD.com had a return on equity of 5.90% and a net margin of 1.04%.The business had revenue of $45.79 billion during the quarter. Analysts predict that JD.com will post 2.66 EPS for the current year.

JD.com Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed an annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 9th were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This is a boost from JD.com’s previous annual dividend of $0.76. This represents a dividend yield of 353.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 9th. JD.com’s dividend payout ratio is presently 76.56%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On JD.com

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dodge & Cox boosted its holdings in JD.com by 0.5% in the third quarter. Dodge & Cox now owns 18,792,249 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $657,353,000 after purchasing an additional 86,300 shares in the last quarter. SIH Partners LLLP boosted its holdings in JD.com by 74.1% in the fourth quarter. SIH Partners LLLP now owns 4,991,448 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $143,255,000 after purchasing an additional 2,125,212 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in JD.com by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 4,441,095 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $127,459,000 after purchasing an additional 463,033 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in JD.com by 139.0% in the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 4,334,816 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $128,181,000 after purchasing an additional 2,521,045 shares in the last quarter. Finally, North of South Capital LLP boosted its holdings in JD.com by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. North of South Capital LLP now owns 4,253,012 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $122,061,000 after purchasing an additional 180,081 shares in the last quarter. 15.98% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

JD.com Company Profile

JD.com is a major Chinese e-commerce company that operates a comprehensive online retail platform selling a wide range of consumer goods, including electronics, appliances, apparel, groceries and everyday household items. The company combines direct retailing—purchasing inventory and selling products itself—with a marketplace for third-party merchants, offering consumers both self-operated and third-party choices. In addition to its core retail business, JD.com has expanded into adjacent services such as digital marketplaces for cross-border commerce, online pharmacy and healthcare services, and enterprise-facing cloud and technology solutions.

A distinctive feature of JD.com’s business model is its integrated logistics and fulfillment network.