Stock·NASDAQ·Communication Services
NetEase, Inc. (NTES)
- Market cap
- $75.76B
- P/E
- 16.47
- Dividend yield
- 2.48%
- Street target
- $161.04median of 33 analysts
- 52-week range
- $106.06 $149.11
NTES stock forecast today
Where NTES stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
NTES at a glance
NetEase, Inc. (NTES): Buy, 61/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($120.89 and $121.65).
- Insiders Insiders sold $86K and made no open-market purchases over the last 18 months.
- Valuation P/E of 16.5 against 23.3 for the Communication Services sector: a discount to peers (-29%).
Figures as of October 26, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
NetEase, Inc. (NTES) carries a CleaRank rating of Buy and a model score of 61/100.
The analysts' outlook does the most to lift that score, with 32 of 33 analysts rating it a buy and a median target 36.1% above the price. The trend does the most to hold it back: the price sits 2.74% below its 200-day average and 2.12% below its 50-day, and the 50-day average is 0.63% below the 200-day. The 50-day average is $120.89 and the 200-day is $121.65. Across the past year, the price declined 19.35%.
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Figures we compute ourselves from NTES's own price, earnings and insider-filing history. Tap one to see it in context.
NTES stock price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $118.32 is 2.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $120.89.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.7% below the 200-day simple moving average of $121.65.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($120.89) is 0.6% below the 200-day average ($121.65), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 28% of its 52-week range, between $106.06 and $149.11.
NTES share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far NTES has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where NTES sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
NTES fundamentals and valuation
Valuation against the sector, and the revenue and earnings behind it.
Valuation and quality checks
3/4P/E below the sector median ›
The trailing P/E of 16.47 is 29.3% below the Communication Services median of 23.3.P/S below the sector median ›
The price-to-sales ratio of 4.33 is 73.4% above the sector median of 2.5.Profitable over the last 12 months ›
Net income over the last 12 months was $4.9B on revenue of $17.5B, a net margin of 27.9%.Pays a dividend ›
The trailing dividend yield is 2.48%, or $2.93 a share a year.
Key statistics
The headline figures for NTES.
As of October 26, 2026, NTES trades at $118.32, with a market value of $75.76B, a P/E ratio of 16.47 and a dividend yield of 2.48%.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of NTES's valuation, growth and risks.
NTES's trailing P/E is 16.47, which is 29.3% below the Communication Services median of 23.3; the peer comparison on this page labels that a discount to peers. The company's market capitalisation stands at $75.8B, and its trailing earnings are $7.20 a share.
NTES grew revenue 7.90% year on year, which leaves it 6.0 percentage points slower than the sector median of 13.9%. Turning sales into profit, it earns a net margin of 27.88% and an operating margin of 40.16%. Its return on equity of 20.37% sits above the sector median of 15.8%. On the balance sheet, debt-to-equity is 0.07, and the trailing dividend yield is 2.48%, or $2.93 a share a year.
NTES moves an average of 1.77% a day, and its beta against the S&P 500 is 0.77. The trend will keep working against holders until the price climbs back above its moving averages. At present the price is 20.65% below its 52-week high of $149.11. Over the last 18 months insiders sold $86K and bought nothing on the open market. Insider sales are often planned ahead or made to cover taxes on vesting shares, so they carry less weight than purchases would.
NTES against the Communication Services sector
How NTES compares with the median Communication Services stock CleaRank tracks.
Price to earnings vs sector: NTES trades at a notable discount to sector peers (-29%), which may indicate undervaluation or specific company headwinds.
Return vs XLC: Since May 14, 2025, NTES has gained 10.5% against a gain of 3.1% for XLC.
Performance against XLC
NTES and the Communication Services sector fund over the same days.
Revenue and earnings
How much NTES sells, and how much of it becomes profit.
Profitable: NTES earned CN¥34.8B in FY2025.
NTES AI analysis and technical indicators
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/2RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 42.4, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 42.4 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.
CleaRank Financial AI analysis of NTES
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
NetEase, Inc. (NTES) is in a downtrend: the price of $118.32 sits 2.74% below its 200-day average of $121.65 and 2.12% below its 50-day average of $120.89. Trading close to the lower end of its 52-week range, the stock is 11.56% above the low of $106.06 and 20.65% below the high of $149.11.
Recent gains sit against a weaker longer record: the price rose 2.52% over the past month, fell 4.40% over the past three months and fell 19.35% over the past year. Volume in the last session ran 55.0% above its average, on a day the price fell 0.24%.
Rating reaffirmed ›
Morgan Stanley kept its Overweight rating on September 28, 2026.
Source: Analyst action, Morgan Stanley, September 28, 2026
- Two levels deserve attention: the 50-day SMA at $120.89, which sits above the price, and the 52-week low at $106.06, which sits below it.
- Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
NTES sits beneath both its 50-day ($120.89) and 200-day ($121.65) averages, and that placement is why the trend reads as down. A move back above the 50-day would be the first sign of repair. The nearest level above the price is that same 50-day SMA at $120.89.
The next level below the price is the 52-week low at $106.06. The 14-day RSI sits at 42.4, which is neutral, somewhere between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for NTES, from its daily closes.
As of October 26, 2026, with NTES at $118.32, its 14-day RSI is 42.4 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $120.89 and its 200-day is $121.65.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 26, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these
What NTES moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 26, 2026, NTES's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.23 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.23 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.11 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.12 with gold (XAU).
NTES price target and analyst forecast
The analysts' target range and how their ratings split.
Analysts checks
3/3Most analysts rate it a buy ›
32 of 33 analysts rate it a buy or strong buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell.Median target above the price ›
The median 12-month target of $161.04 is 36.1% above the price.More buy ratings than three months ago ›
32 of 33 rate it a buy now, against 31 of 32 three months ago.
NTES Wall Street View
12-month price targets
The price, $118.32, sits below every analyst's target.
Ratings
Recent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterates | Overweight |
As of October 26, 2026, 33 Wall Street analysts cover NTES: 32 rate it a buy or strong buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell or strong sell. Their 12-month price targets range from $132.93 to $201.02. The median NTES price target is $161.04, 36.1% above the price of $118.32.
Source: TwelveData analyst consensus. Targets and ratings belong to the analysts, not to CleaRank.
NTES trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
NTES trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from NTES's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much NTES tends to move, against the market and on its own.
NTES price history and drawdowns
NTES's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 1.77% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 56.2%, from February 2021 to October 2022, regained by May 2025.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
60% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $26,534, against $42,015 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
NTES Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 26, 2026, NTES's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -56.2% (February 2021 to October 2022); it regained that peak by May 2025, 31 months after the low, and 60% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into NTES in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: NTES trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $26,534 against $42,015.
A $10,000 investment in NTES in October 2016 would be worth about $26,534 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,015 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to NTES, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +8.50%, up in 8 of 10 years.
Weakest month, August: an average of -4.87%, up in 3 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged -1.55%, up in 4 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, NTES's strongest calendar month has been November (average +8.50%, up in 8 of 10 years) and its weakest August (average -4.87%, up in 3 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
NTES stock price prediction 2030
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in NTES, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in NTES today could grow to about $13,164 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $38,436 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $4,508. The simulation models price only; at today's 2.48% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
NTES Stock Price Prediction 2030: Simulated Scenarios
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $156 for NTES by 2030 in the base case, from $118 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $53.34. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on NTES's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $74.17 | $127 | $217 | |
| 2028 | $63.63 | $136 | $290 | |
| 2029 | $57.49 | $145 | $368 | |
| 2030 | $53.34 | $156 | $455 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of NTES's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works
NTES insider trading
What the people running the company have bought and sold.
NTES insider trading
Shares the company's directors and officers bought and sold, from their own filings.
Month by month
Open-market purchases above the line, sales below.
Net insider selling: No insider bought NTES shares on the open market in the last 18 months. Sales are often planned in advance or cover tax on vesting shares, so they say less than purchases would.
As of October 26, 2026, NTES insiders reported 1 open-market sale worth $86K and no open-market purchases over the last 18 months; grants and option exercises are not counted.
| Date | Insider | Type | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026 | Bin Mo
Officer
|
Sell | 716 | $86.4K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Bin Mo
Officer
|
Grant | 716 | - |
Source: TwelveData, from reported insider filings
NTES stock forecast: questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 26, 2026.