NIO (NYSE: NIO: NYO: NIO) witnessed Chinese funds from the targeted reviews of major banking institutions after the financial results in the first quarter of 2025.
The updates come at a time when NIO moves in the EV market in China, where analysts weigh their growth capabilities against the ongoing profitability challenges.
NIO updates reflect different views
On Tuesday, Bofa Securities reviewed its target price for NIO to $ 4.30 from $ 4.90, while maintaining a neutral classification, citing the performance of the company Q1 and aspiration.
Likewise, Mizuho has reduced its target price to $ 3.50 from 4 dollars, and also occupied a neutral position, pointing to intense competition in the EV sector in China as a major burning. Macquarie followed its example, reducing its target to $ 3.90 from $ 4.70 while maintaining a neutral classification, noting that the results of the NIO Q1 missed the Bloomberg consensus and its own estimates through the main standards.
Morgan Stanley remained optimistic, repeating the weight gain classification with a price of $ 5.90, focusing on possible improvements in sales volume and cash flow. This upscale view is highlighted against the broader direction of descending reviews, indicating confidence in NIO’s long -term growth.
Wall Street weighs NIO shares
On Wednesday, the Bernstein Socgen Group modified its target price to $ 4 from $ 4.50, while maintaining market performance classification, driven by the weakest Q1 profits than expected and softer expectations.
Barclays took a more declining position, reduced its target price to $ 3 than $ 4 and retaining the weight loss classification, with a highlight of deep margin losses and delivery obstacles as continuous challenges.
NIO Q1 2025 performance
NIO reported the revenues of the first quarter of 2025 amounted to $ 1.66 billion, an increase of 21.5 % on an annual basis of $ 1.37 billion, feeding it, an increase of 18.6 % in vehicle sales and 37.2 % in other revenue flows.
However, the results are less than $ 1.73 billion in approximately $ 1.73 billion. The profitability remains far -up, with a modified loss per share of $ 0.41, wider than the expected $ 0.35 and 24.2 % reduction from the previous year.
The company’s overall profit margin improved an annual basis, but it remained less than the expectations of analysts, with an operational loss of 6.4 billion yuan and a net loss that is not built at the government level
Despite these challenges, NIO shares showed flexibility, opened at $ 3.63 on June 4, 2025, an increase of $ 0.10 or 2.80 % for today.
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