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Bullish2781.8%
Neutral515.2%
Bearish13.0%
NetEase, Inc. · NTES · FY2026 Q1 · Calendar Q2 2026
NetEase posts solid Q1 growth as new games and AI offerings advance
The current analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: game growth, international momentum, margin expansion, and upcoming launches provide support, while execution, competition, and overseas durability remain key tests.
Reported Before market openNASDAQTechnology
$74.71B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.53
Consensus $2.19
EPS surprise
+15.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$4.43B
Consensus $4.25B
Revenue surprise
+4.3%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-2.1%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
-2.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
6.2×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+6.3%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis emphasizes 6% total net revenue growth, 7% games revenue growth, higher gross margin, progress toward Ananta and Radome launches, and new AI-native applications. The prior analysis had highlighted 10% gaming and value-added-services growth, broader AI integration, and the expansion potential of the unlimited-server model.
Guidance delta
No explicit guidance sentiment was provided in the current transcript analysis; management outlined a target Q3 launch window for Ananta and continued global publishing investments.
Key takeaways
- Current analysis describes 6% year-over-year total net revenue growth and 7% games revenue growth.
- Gross margin expanded, while Where Winds Meet showed strong international momentum.
- Management highlighted Ananta, Radome, global localization, and new AI-native applications.
Management priorities
- Launch and test Ananta while refining its monetization framework.
- Continue international publishing, localization, and live-service content updates.
- Advance Lobster AI and the personal AI desktop offering.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$118.85Current
$103Low
$140.4Average
$180High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 21, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Arete | Buy | Sell | Upgrade | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 12, 2025 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 15, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 22, 2024 |
| HSBC | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 5, 2023 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 26, 2023 |
| 86 Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Macquarie | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 19, 2021 |
| CLSA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 19, 2021 |
| Daiwa Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Nomura Instinet | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 21, 2020 |
| CFRA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 20, 2020 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 4, 2019 |
| Citi | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 17, 2017 |
| Standpoint Research | Reduce | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 7, 2017 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 18, 2016 |
| CICC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Apr 8, 2015 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Oct 21, 2014 |
| China International Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 12, 2014 |
| TH Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 15, 2013 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 30, 2013 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Oppenheimer | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Mirae Asset | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 10, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $118.85. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $117.47 | +51.5% | Sep 22, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Robin Zhu | $160 | $127.38 | +34.6% | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $129.7 | +42.2% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Yang Liu | $158 | $123.86 | +32.9% | May 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Yang Liu | $154 | $114.62 | +29.6% | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Macquarie | Analyst unavailable | $158 | $118.14 | +32.9% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $118.46 | +11.1% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $135 | $133.95 | +13.6% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $133.95 | +30.4% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $170 | $149.59 | +43.0% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Lincoln Kong | $161 | $154.83 | +35.5% | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Arete Research | Zixiao Yang | $150 | $135.71 | +26.2% | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Barclays | Jiong Shao | $120 | $129.22 | +1.0% | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Robin Zhu | $105 | $101.36 | -11.7% | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jiong Shao | $82 | $82.08 | -31.0% | Aug 26, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Thomas Chong | $103 | $82.25 | -13.3% | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Thomas Chong | $216 | $88 | +81.7% | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Jiong Shao | $104 | $92.92 | -12.5% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| CFRA | Ahmad Halim | $130 | $94.74 | +9.4% | May 24, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Thomas Chong | $129 | $94.74 | +8.5% | May 23, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Alex Poon | $120 | $97.15 | +1.0% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Thomas Chong | $133 | $98.71 | +11.9% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Alex Poon | $135 | $98.71 | +13.6% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Robin Zhu | $120 | $86.85 | +1.0% | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $86.11 | +17.8% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Macquarie | Esme Pau | $129 | $89.78 | +8.5% | Jul 13, 2022 |
| HSBC | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $97.49 | +2.7% | May 25, 2022 |
| CMB International Securities | Sophie Huang | $123 | $82.63 | +3.5% | Oct 5, 2021 |
| UOB Kay Hian | Julia Pan | $110 | $117.68 | -7.4% | May 20, 2021 |
| Macquarie | Han Joon Kim | $118 | $108.97 | -0.7% | May 19, 2021 |
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Start freeCompany context
Snapshot as of publicationNetEase, Inc., a prominent technology firm founded in 1997 and headquartered in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China, delivers a broad spectrum of online services both within China and across international markets. Its core operations encompass online gaming, music streaming, intelligent online learning solutions, and diverse internet content services. The company organizes its activities into several key divisions: Games and Related Value-Added Services; Youdao, focusing on educational technology; Cloud Music for its audio streaming offerings; and a segment for Innovative Businesses and Others. Within its gaming division, NetEase is responsible for creating and managing both PC and mobile games, and it also publishes titles licensed from external game developers. The Youdao segment provides a comprehensive suite of online learning and translation tools, including Youdao Dictionary, Youdao Translation, U-Dictionary, and Youdao Kids' Dictionary.…
Historical context
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Latest beats and misses
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-21T17:22:29.360300+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-24T10:40:57.106363+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-24T10:40:57.103573+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-09-24. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.