NIO Has Humongous Upside Despite Supply Chain Concerns, High Commodity Costs, Analyst Says

  • Mizuho analyst Vijay Rakesh maintained a Buy on NIO Inc (NYSE: NIO) and cut the price target to $34 from $40.

  • The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) rival reported soft September quarter revenue and EPS and guided to weaker December quarter revenue with deliveries below consensus with ~7k production impact in October.

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  • Looking out, NIO guided December quarter deliveries below consensus with supply chain constraints, battery costs to remain a headwind into C23E, and model ramps with ET5 and Europe a tailwind.

  • While the secular electrification trend remains strong and NIO is well-positioned, the stock has seen headwinds with high commodity costs, weaker consumer sentiment, and U.S.-China regulatory concerns.

  • B of A Securities analyst Ming Hsun Lee maintained a Buy and cut the price target from $16 to $15.

  • Price Action: NIO shares traded higher by 9.62% at $11.34 on the last check Friday.

Latest Ratings for NIO

Date

Firm

Action

From

To

Feb 2022

CLSA

Maintains

Buy

Feb 2022

Barclays

Initiates Coverage On

Overweight

Jan 2022

Macquarie

Initiates Coverage On

Outperform

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