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Pony AI Garners Conflicting Analyst Price Targets
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Barclays initiated coverage of Pony AI (NASDAQ:PONY) on December 16 with an Equal Weight rating and $15 price target, while Macquarie started coverage on December 15 with an Outperform rating and $29 target. Macquarie projects 2026 as a turning point with fleet expansion and a 20% hardware cost decline, estimating Pony as a top-two China robotaxi player worth about $12.6 billion equity.
Key Points
- 1Lists analyst initiations: Barclays Dec 16 Equal Weight $15; Macquarie Dec 15 Outperform $29
- 2Highlights 2026 as robotaxi profitability inflection, with fleet tripling and 20% hardware-cost reduction
- 3Positions Pony AI as potential top-two China robotaxi player, implying roughly $12.6 billion equity value
Scoring Rationale
Analyst initiations provide credible market thesis and valuation, but updates are incremental and China-focused.
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