JD.com Shares Slide 2.65% as EPS Forecast Drops 93% to $0.07
JD.com shares tumbled 2.65% in the latest session, extending a 5.23% one-month decline that outpaced the Retail-Wholesale sector’s 4.94% loss. Analysts forecast Q1 EPS of $0.07, down 93.1% year-over-year, on $50.22 billion revenue (+5.6%), and assign a Strong Sell rating.
1. Stock Performance Lagging Broader Market
In the latest trading session, JD.com shares fell 2.65% to $27.52, underperforming the S&P 500’s 1.57% drop and the Nasdaq’s 2.04% decline. Over the past month, the stock has lost 5.23%, outpacing the Retail-Wholesale sector’s 4.94% loss and far exceeding the S&P 500’s 0.29% pullback.
2. Earnings Forecasts Signal Sharp EPS Decline
For the upcoming quarter, analysts expect EPS of $0.07, a 93.14% year-over-year decrease, on revenue of $50.22 billion, up 5.64% from a year earlier. Full-year estimates call for $2.53 per share in earnings (–40.61%) and $187.32 billion in revenue (+16.52%).
3. Valuation Metrics and Analyst Sentiment
JD.com’s forward P/E stands at 9.93, below the Internet-Commerce industry average of 14.38, while its PEG ratio of 5.31 far exceeds the industry’s 0.9 average. The stock holds a #5 (Strong Sell) rating in the firm’s quantitative ranking after a 15.08% cut to consensus EPS estimates over the past month.