Pony AI Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NASDAQ:PONY)

Pony AI Inc. – Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:PONY) was the recipient of some unusual options trading on Thursday. Stock traders acquired 27,007 call options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 367% compared to the average daily volume of 5,788 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays started coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Pony AI from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, March 22nd. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $12.50 price objective on the stock. Macquarie Infrastructure began coverage on shares of Pony AI in a research note on Monday, December 15th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $29.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Pony AI in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Pony AI currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $20.50.

Trending Headlines about Pony AI

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

• Positive Sentiment: Pony.ai confirmed aggressive expansion plans — targeting ~3,000 robotaxis across 20+ cities in 2026 and saying it will more than double its fleet, a sign of accelerating commercial scale that supports long‑term revenue growth. Reuters: Pony.ai to more than double robotaxi fleet
• Positive Sentiment: Pony.ai announced a strategic partnership with Uber and Verne to launch Europe’s first commercial robotaxi service starting in Zagreb — a validation of its platform and a potential channel to accelerate international monetization. Reuters: Uber, Pony.ai and Verne team up
• Positive Sentiment: Company reported strong YoY commercial metrics in Q4 — large percentage increases in robotaxi and fare‑charging revenues that indicate demand/usage gains as deployments scale. GlobeNewswire: Robotaxi revenue growth
• Neutral Sentiment: BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage with a Neutral rating and $12.50 price target — acknowledges upside but stops short of endorsing a buy, which may cap near‑term enthusiasm.
• Neutral Sentiment: Unusually large options activity: roughly 27,000 call options traded (≈+367% vs typical daily call volume), suggesting speculative bullish bets and adding to volatility in the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction focused on mixed Q4 results: while there was a $75.5M GAAP profit, much of it came from a $132.5M paper gain on trading securities and reported revenue weakness — raising concerns about earnings quality and sustainability. ProactiveInvestors: Shares slide as revenue falls
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings call details and management commentary (transcript) highlighted mixed execution and left some questions on margins and cash generation, which likely reinforced investor caution. Seeking Alpha: Q4 2025 earnings call transcript

Pony AI Stock Down 14.7%

Shares of Pony AI stock opened at $9.72 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $13.54 and a 200 day moving average of $15.74. Pony AI has a 52 week low of $4.11 and a 52 week high of $24.92. The company has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a PE ratio of -6.89 and a beta of 6.26.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise boosted its stake in shares of Pony AI by 71.2% during the 3rd quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 3,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,523 shares in the last quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised its stake in Pony AI by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft now owns 229,732 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,330,000 after buying an additional 1,539 shares in the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp lifted its holdings in Pony AI by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 93,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,356,000 after buying an additional 1,881 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Pony AI by 704.8% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after buying an additional 1,924 shares during the period. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Pony AI during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $50,000.

Pony AI Company Profile

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.