What Happened to the NIO Stock Price Today?
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- Nio (NYSE:NIO) stock popped after the premium Chinese electric vehicle maker reported strong first-quarter numbers that topped expectations.
- Management also delivered an above-consensus second-quarter guide with respect to deliveries and revenues.
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Why It Happened
- NIO stock has been under pressure because of a shortage in semiconductor chips that has stalled and delayed EV production.
- This report appears to be easing those concerns.
- Despite these supply chain issues, NIO reported monstrous first quarter numbers.
- Deliveries rose 423% year-over-year and 16% sequentially in Q1. Average sales prices rose 20% year-over-year and 4% sequentially. Revenues rose 482% year-over-year and 20% sequentially. Vehicle margins expanded 400 basis points. Gross margins expanded 230 basis points. Operating loss narrowed dramatically both year-over-year and quarter-over-quarter.
- Everything continues to trend in the right direction.
- Management expects the good times to keep rolling.
- Second quarter deliveries are guided to rise sequentially and grow more than 100% year-over-year. ASPs are guided to keep rising. Revenues are expected to grow more than 140% year-over-year in Q2.
Does It Matter?
- The long-term outlook on NIO stock is very favorable. The world is pivoting towards electric vehicles. China is at the forefront of this transition. NIO is the highest-quality and most technologically-advanced EV maker in China. Over the next several years, this company is going to produce and sell a lot of EVs, and generate tons of revenue and profits.
- The near-term outlook is less certain because of the semiconductor shortage constraining supply in 2021, which will dilute growth rates.
- But NIO appears to be trouncing the semiconductor crisis, and is growing at lightspeed irrespective of these challenges.
- With supply chain risks sidelined, NIO stock should be clear to head higher.
NIO Stock Price Forecast
- We believe NIO stock is significantly undervalued at current levels, on the assumption that NIO will one day be one of the largest EV makers in the world.
- Wall Street agrees with us.
- The consensus analyst price target of NIO stock is $60.
- We fully expect shares to make a run towards that level in 2021, as the supply chain issues ease over the next few months as semiconductor foundries come back online.
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On the date of publication, Luke Lango did not have (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
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