Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) Lowered to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report released on Monday.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on PONY. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $15.00 price target on the stock. CLSA began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a report on Friday, January 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $22.00 price objective for the company. Macquarie Infrastructure started coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $29.00 target price for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a report on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.50 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Pony AI currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.50.

Pony AI Stock Performance

Shares of Pony AI stock opened at $9.14 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $13.40 and a two-hundred day moving average of $15.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -25.39 and a beta of 6.24. Pony AI has a 52 week low of $4.11 and a 52 week high of $24.92.

Institutional Trading of Pony AI

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. HSG Holding Ltd bought a new position in Pony AI in the second quarter valued at approximately $78,184,000. Aspex Management HK Ltd increased its position in shares of Pony AI by 728.1% during the third quarter. Aspex Management HK Ltd now owns 4,140,447 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,119,000 after acquiring an additional 3,640,447 shares in the last quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP raised its holdings in shares of Pony AI by 72.6% during the fourth quarter. Lingotto Investment Management LLP now owns 4,107,512 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,559,000 after acquiring an additional 1,727,620 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in Pony AI in the 3rd quarter valued at $89,174,000. Finally, Tiger Global Management LLC lifted its position in Pony AI by 683.8% in the 4th quarter. Tiger Global Management LLC now owns 2,900,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,050,000 after acquiring an additional 2,530,000 shares in the last quarter.

Pony AI News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Pony AI this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Partnership and Europe launch — Pony.ai partnered with Uber and Verne to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service in Zagreb, signaling tangible international commercialization and a new addressable market. Reuters: China’s Pony.ai to more than double robotaxi fleet, debuts in Zagreb
• Positive Sentiment: Operations & revenue growth — The company highlighted steep YoY growth in robotaxi and fare-charging revenues and reiterated a target to scale to ~3,000 robotaxis across 20+ cities this year, supporting longer-term revenue trajectory. GlobeNewswire: PONY AI Inc. Scales with 160% Robotaxi Revenues Growth YoY
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish options flow — Unusually large call buying was reported (27,007 calls), suggesting speculative or hedged bullish positioning by traders shortly after results. (No direct article link available.)
• Neutral Sentiment: New analyst coverage — BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage with a “neutral” rating and a $12.50 price target, implying upside from current levels but a balanced view on near-term fundamentals. Finviz: Coverage note (BNP Paribas Exane)
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcripts available — Full Q4/2025 call transcripts were posted (useful for management color on unit economics, expansion cadence and margin targets). InsiderMonkey: Pony AI Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Mixed/poor earnings reaction and quality concerns — Market commentary flagged an EPS miss and very weak margin metrics; Proactive noted shares tumbled after the report. Management reported a GAAP net profit largely driven by a $132.5M paper gain on trading securities, which raises questions about recurring profitability and earnings quality. Those factors drove the earlier steep sell-off and are weighing on the stock today. Proactive: Pony.ai shares slide as revenue falls despite robotaxi surge MarketBeat: Pony AI earnings summary and metrics
• Negative Sentiment: High volatility & mixed data — Very high volume, a large beta, and conflicting EPS figures (some sources report a small positive EPS, others a miss) increase short-term uncertainty and likely amplify downward price pressure as investors sort through which numbers to trust. (Background market data and transcripts cited above.)

About Pony AI

Pony.ai develops autonomous driving technologies for passenger and goods transportation. The company offers an end-to-end self-driving stack that combines perception, planning and control systems with proprietary hardware and software. Pony.ai’s solutions support robotaxi services and advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) deployments across urban and suburban environments.

Founded in late 2016 by James Peng and Sean Gong, Pony.ai operates research and development centers in Fremont, California, as well as in Guangzhou and Beijing, China.