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The price of KE Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE: BEKE) closed at $22.45 in the last session, down -3.52% from day before closing price of $23.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.54 million shares were traded. BEKE stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.57 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.93.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BEKE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.61 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. 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, BofA Securities on October 30, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $28 from $24 previously.
On May 09, 2023, New Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $22.New Street initiated its Buy rating on May 09, 2023, with a $22 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’24 when IDEAL ELECT LIMITED bought 500,000 shares for $19.36 per share.
BLOSSOM SOUTH LIMITED bought 1,000,000 shares of BEKE for $18,400,000 on Nov 25 ’24. On Sep 30 ’24, another insider, MYRIAD TALENT INVESTMENT LIMIT, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 500,000 shares for $16.35 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BEKE now has a Market Capitalization of 31322912768 and an Enterprise Value of 46293712896. As of this moment, KE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.20. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.67. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.495 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.452.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BEKE is -0.81, which has changed by 0.6001426 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08275449 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BEKE has reached a high of $26.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 13.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 24.68%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BEKE traded on average about 8.71M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13236300 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 1.11B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.09B. Insiders hold about 1.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.32% stake in the company. Shares short for BEKE as of 1740700800 were 36537704 with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 1738281600 on 29218761. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36537704 and a Short% of Float of 5.4.
