JD.com (JD) Climbs 6% on Analyst 'Buy' Reco

JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) is one of the 10 Stocks to Watch Right Now.

JD rallied for a second day on Friday, jumping 6.12 percent to close at $27.03 apiece, after an investment firm reaffirmed its “buy” recommendation and price target for the stock.

In its market report, Benchmark maintained its rating and $38 price target for JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) following the results of its earnings performance last year, saying that the latter showed resiliency in the fourth quarter despite trade-in subsidy tapering and category headwinds.

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In the full-year period, JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) said that it dropped its net income attributable to shareholders by 50 percent to $2.8 billion from $5.67 billion in 2024. However, total net revenues increased by 18 percent to $187.2 billion from $158.76 billion year-on-year.

In the fourth quarter alone, JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ:JD) swung to a net loss attributable to shareholders of $388 million from a $1.35 billion attributable net income in the same quarter a year earlier.

Total net revenues increased by 6 percent to $50.38 billion from $47.5 billion.

To support shareholder value, the company announced the distribution of dividends amounting to $0.5 per ordinary share and $1 per ADS to all holders on record as of April 9, 2026 (Beijing, Hong Kong, and New York time), payable on April 23 for ordinary shareholders, and on April 29 for ADS holders.

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