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After finishing at $20.23 in the prior trading day, KE Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE: BEKE) closed at $19.16, down -5.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.91 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BEKE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.40 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.32 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on March 20, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $24.50 from $22.70 previously.
On October 30, 2024, BofA Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $24 to $28.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 20 ’25 when BLOSSOM SOUTH LIMITED bought 1,000,000 shares for $22.45 per share.
IDEAL ELECT LIMITED bought 500,000 shares of BEKE for $9,680,000 on Dec 09 ’24. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, BLOSSOM SOUTH LIMITED, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 1,000,000 shares for $18.40 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, KE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.28.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, BEKE has reached a high of $26.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.96%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 1.15B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.13B. Insiders hold about 1.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 42.14% stake in the company.
