Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited (KC) Stock Analysis

Q: What is the KC stock price target?

Take-profit $18.31 (+23.1% upside). Prior stop was $14.22.

Q: Is KC overvalued or undervalued?

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -111.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Overall verdict: Sell.

Q: What do analysts say about KC?

19 analysts cover KC with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $21.

SellVALUE-TRAP 2/5Moderate ConfidenceUpdated 2 days ago (May 18, 2026, 4:46 PM ET)

Technology · Software - Application

$14.85+23.1% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#85 of 98 Software - Application

QualityF-score3 / 9FCF yield-84.82%

Stop $14.22Target $18.31(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 1.6:1

Analyst target$21.05+41.7%11 analysts

$18.31our TP

$14.85price

$21.05mean

$26

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.85: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10 and A.R:R 1.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: aggressive.

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Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.

Thesis

Rewards

No bull case signals

Risks

Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0)

Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -2068.4%), Negative free cash flow

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)—

P/E (Fwd)-111.5

Mkt Cap$4.6B

EV/EBITDA42.9

Profit Mgn-9.8%

ROE-12.7%

Rev Growth23.7%

Beta2.03

DividendNone

Rating analysts19

Quality Signals

Piotroski F3/9

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Rating Breakdown

2 floor-breakers

Overall = weighted sum of the 10 dimension scores. Fundamentals (Value/Quality/Growth) carry 45%; market signals (Momentum/Sentiment/Insider/Peer) carry 40%; structure (Technical/Risk/Catalyst) carries 15%.

DimensionScoreWeightContribution

Value6.515%0.97

Quality1.315%0.20

Growth8.415%1.26

Momentum2.610%0.26

Sentiment6.510%0.65

Insider Activity5.010%0.50

Peer Rank4.610%0.46

Technical Setup7.95%0.40

Risk Profile4.25%0.21

Catalyst5.95%0.30

Overall (Σ contributions)5.20

Small float-rounding may cause last-digit differences between this sum and the displayed Overall.

Unprofitable operations — net margin -9.8%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static

Roe

0.0

Roa

0.0

Gross Margin

0.0

Operating Margin

0.0

Net Margin

0.0

Fcf Quality

0.0

Piotroski F

3.3

Moat

4.2

Current Ratio

4.5

Cash-burning: FCF -41% of revenueNo competitive moatWeak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9Quality concerns

Momentum below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Obv

1.0

Volume

1.3

Macd

1.4

Ma Position

4.0

Rsi

5.5

Volume distribution (falling OBV)Above 200-day MA

GatesMomentum 2.6<4.5EARNINGS PROXIMITY 9d<=14d (soft)A.R:R 1.6 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive

RSI

47 · Neutral

↓ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $14.66Resistance $18.52

Price Targets

$14

$18

A.Upside+23.3%

A.R:R1.6:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone

Suggested %0.5%

Max %1%

RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0)

! Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -2068.4%), Negative free cash flow

! Momentum score 2.6/10 — below 4.5 minimum

Earnings

2/4 beats

Next Earnings2026-05-27 (9d)

Verdict History

reverse chrono — latest first

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Verdicts are recorded on every nightly pipeline run. Rows capture transitions (verdict flips, score deltas ≥0.3, entry/TP/SL changes). Rows with a ▶ can be expanded to see the change reason. Aggregate cohort performance is tracked in the recommendation ledger.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is KC stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $14.85: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.2/10 and A.R:R 1.6:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Negative price momentum. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $14.22. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the KC stock price target?

Take-profit target: $18.31 (+23.1% upside). Prior stop was $14.22. Stop-loss: $14.22.

What are the risks of investing in KC?

Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0); Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -2068.4%), Negative free cash flow.

Is KC overvalued or undervalued?

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited trades at a P/E of N/A (forward -111.5). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about KC?

19 analysts cover KC with a consensus score of 4.4/5. Average price target: $21.

What does Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited do?Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations primarily in China. The...

Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited provides cloud services to businesses and organizations primarily in China. The company's product portfolio includes cloud products, such as infrastructure as a service (IaaS) infrastructure, platform as a service (PaaS) middleware, software as a service (SaaS) applications, and AI solution. It offers research and development services, as well as enterprise digital solutions and related services. The company also provides public cloud services to customers in various verticals, including video, e-commerce, intelligent mobility, artificial intelligence, and mobile internet; and enterprise cloud services to customers in financial services, public service, and healthcare businesses. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Limited was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.