NIO stock is back in the spotlight today, 14 November 2025, as heavyweight institutional investors send mixed signals and the broader market sells off. Shares of NIO are hovering around the mid‑$6 range, with traders digesting:
- A 59% stake cut from long‑time top holder UBS [1]
- A ninefold stake increase from BNP Paribas, now NIO’s 3rd‑largest institutional investor [2]
- Strong recent delivery momentum and an upcoming Q3 2025 earnings release on 25 November [3]
Below is a detailed, news‑driven look at NIO stock for today, suitable for Google News and Discover readers.
NIO stock price today: how shares are trading on 14.11.2025
As of this afternoon (14 November 2025), NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) is trading around $6.19, down just under 1% on the day. The stock opened near $5.99, has traded between an intraday low around $5.94 and a high near $6.30, with more than 44 million shares changing hands.
That’s a relatively modest move compared with recent volatility. NIO closed yesterday at about $6.24 on the New York Stock Exchange, while its Hong Kong–listed shares (9866.HK) finished the latest session at HK$49.36, down just over 3%. [4]
Pre‑market: NIO among the most active stocks
Before the opening bell, NIO appeared on Nasdaq’s list of most active pre‑market names. Around 08:28 a.m. EST, the stock traded near $6.02, down $0.22, with more than 4 million shares already traded — roughly 86% of a widely cited $7 target price mentioned in the pre‑market report. [5]
That early weakness came as:
- U.S. stock futures slumped on fresh signals that Federal Reserve interest‑rate cuts may be delayed [6]
- The EV sector remained under pressure, with Tesla leading a down day for electric‑vehicle names amid demand worries and ongoing price wars [7]
Despite those headwinds, NIO’s intraday move has been fairly contained compared with past big swings, suggesting investors are trying to balance short‑term macro jitters against company‑specific news.
Big money moves: UBS dumps shares while BNP Paribas ramps up
The dominant story around NIO today isn’t just the price action — it’s what major institutional investors are doing behind the scenes.
UBS cuts its NIO stake by nearly 59%
An in‑depth report from EV‑focused outlet EV (carba.beehiiv / eletric‑vehicles.com) reveals that UBS, NIO’s largest institutional shareholder, slashed its stake by about 59% in Q3 2025. [8]
Key details from the UBS filing analysis:
- UBS held 70.15 million NIO shares at the end of June.
- By 30 September, that position had dropped to 28.78 million shares, a reduction of 41.37 million shares — roughly 58.98% of its stake. [9]
- The value of UBS’s position fell from about $219.3 million to $179.6 million, even though NIO’s share price had rebounded earlier in the quarter. [10]
- NIO now represents less than 0.04% of UBS’s massive $511.3 billion portfolio. [11]
The article also notes that UBS:
- Built up its stake through much of 2024
- Then reversed course in 2025 – trimming its holdings by about 20% in Q2, before the much larger reduction in Q3 [12]
For retail traders, this kind of selling from a marquee institution can look like a bearish signal, especially in a stock that has historically been driven by sentiment. At the same time, UBS did not fully exit; it remains NIO’s single largest shareholder, which suggests the bank hasn’t given up on the story entirely. [13]
BNP Paribas steps in as NIO’s 3rd‑largest institutional investor
Balancing UBS’s exit, another European banking giant is leaning in.
A separate EV report published today (14 November 2025) shows BNP Paribas has become NIO’s third‑largest institutional investor, after increasing its position ninefold in the third quarter. [14]
According to the article:
- BNP Paribas now holds 18.6 million NIO shares, worth about $141 million at the end of September. [15]
- At current prices around the mid‑$6 range, that stake is still worth roughly $115–120 million, despite a pullback from the stock’s 13‑month high of $8.02 hit in early October. [16]
- NIO shares are up about 43% year‑to‑date, even after recent volatility. [17]
The same piece highlights that BNP Paribas first bought NIO back in 2019 and has traded in and out over the years. Its renewed conviction, plus the size of the stake, indicates that not all “smart money” is heading for the exit.
Institutional ownership in flux
The EV coverage also paints a broader picture of shifting institutional ownership in NIO: [18]
- Around 460 institutional investors collectively hold roughly 183 million NIO shares.
- RWC Asset Management re‑entered NIO, acquiring about 10.46 million shares in the previous quarter.
- WT Asset Management has also rebuilt a position, buying a stake valued at over $18.6 million after exiting in late 2021.
- JPMorgan Chase, formerly a top‑10 holder, cut its NIO stake by roughly 30% in Q3, selling more than 1.49 million shares.
- UBS remains NIO’s largest institutional shareholder even after its sizable reduction, with BNP Paribas now in third place.
In short, big money is reshuffling, not abandoning NIO: some large investors are locking in gains or de‑risking, while others are leaning into what they see as an attractive long‑term EV play.
Fresh coverage today: valuation, earnings and analyst sentiment
Beyond the institutional headlines, several new and recent articles are shaping how the market looks at NIO’s valuation and growth prospects.
Sete News: “Perhaps timely catching NIO Inc ADR (NIO) would be a good idea”
A newly published article from Sete News today takes a data‑heavy look at NIO’s fundamentals and valuation. [19]
Some notable points:
- NIO’s trading session referenced in the piece saw 62.53 million shares change hands, below its average volume of 78.43 million shares.
- The stock’s intraday range went from a high of $6.49 to a low of $6.14, with a 52‑week range between $3.02 and $8.02. [20]
- The article cites a one‑year price target of $7.46, implying double‑digit upside from recent prices. [21]
On earnings and growth, the same piece highlights:
- Trailing 12‑month EPS of about –$1.60
- Next‑year EPS estimate around –$0.39, suggesting a significant narrowing of losses
- Projected EPS growth of nearly 29% this year and over 60% next year, with a long‑term forecast of more than 50% annual growth over five years [22]
On analyst ratings:
- 21 analysts currently cover NIO
- 12 rate it a Buy, 8 rate it Hold, and 1 has a Sell rating
- Target prices range from roughly $3.02 on the low end to around $9.05 on the high end, with an average near $6.93–7.46 depending on methodology [23]
The takeaway from that coverage: Wall Street remains cautiously constructive on NIO — generally positive, but with wide disagreement about just how much upside is left over the next 12 months.
24/7 Wall St: Near‑term caution, long‑term optimism
A 24/7 Wall St forecast piece from yesterday (13 November 2025) looks out all the way to 2030. [24]
Highlights include:
- Wall Street’s consensus one‑year target around $6.93, only about 7–8% above recent prices.
- 24/7 Wall St’s own year‑end 2025 price target of $5.05, implying downside of roughly 20% from current levels if their more conservative assumptions play out.
- A 2030 forecast of $23.56 per share, which would be well over 200% higher than today’s price if NIO can deliver on growth and margins. [25]
The article frames NIO as a company with:
- Rapid revenue growth and a premium brand
- Heavy R&D and capex spending, which keeps profitability elusive
- Intense competition in both China and overseas markets, which could cap margins even as volumes grow [26]
In other words, long‑term upside may be substantial, but the path is likely to be bumpy.
Other recent opinion pieces
Several other recent commentaries help explain why NIO is such a divisive stock right now:
- A Motley Fool piece this week asks whether it’s time to “buy NIO while it’s below $7”, noting strong revenue momentum but warning about capital intensity and China EV competition. [27]
- Another article details why one fund recently initiated a roughly $142 million position in NIO, pointing out that the shares had gained about 31% over the past year, outpacing the S&P 500’s roughly 14% gain. [28]
Together with today’s UBS and BNP headlines, the message is clear: institutional investors themselves are split, which helps explain NIO’s persistent volatility.
Fundamental momentum: record deliveries and a key earnings date
In the background of today’s trading is a business that continues to scale deliveries and push towards profitability.
Record Q3 2025 deliveries and Q4 profit hopes
According to EV industry outlet CnEVPost, which summarized NIO’s official investor‑relations statement, the company: [29]
- Delivered a record 87,071 vehicles in Q3 2025, hitting the low end of its guidance range of 87,000–91,000 units.
- Guided Q3 revenue to between RMB 21.81 billion and RMB 22.88 billion (about $3.05–3.20 billion), representing mid‑to‑low‑20% year‑on‑year growth.
- Achieved 40.8% year‑on‑year and 20.8% quarter‑on‑quarter growth in deliveries for the quarter.
Sub‑brand performance was a major theme:
- The Onvo sub‑brand delivered 37,656 vehicles, surpassing the main NIO brand for the first time.
- Firefly, another newer brand, delivered 12,487 vehicles, up nearly 60% quarter‑on‑quarter. [30]
Management has flagged Q4 2025 as the period when NIO could deliver its first non‑GAAP quarterly profit, provided it can hit its target of around 150,000 vehicles in the quarter (about 50,000 a month). [31]
October 2025: third straight monthly record
The same report notes that NIO delivered 40,397 vehicles in October 2025, surpassing the 40,000‑unit threshold for the first time and marking a third consecutive monthly record. [32]
- October deliveries were up about 92.6% year‑on‑year.
- They also rose 16.3% month‑on‑month versus September’s 34,749 units. [33]
Those numbers help explain why, despite the legal, macro and competitive noise around Chinese EV names, long‑only funds like BNP Paribas and others are willing to build sizable positions.
Sector backdrop: EVs under pressure even as adoption accelerates
A fresh EV‑sector roundup from Simply Wall St, published today, highlights the contradictory environment NIO is operating in. [34]
Key points:
- Battery electric vehicle (BEV) and LFP battery advancements, plus government support and expanding charging infrastructure, are driving strong global EV demand, especially in Asia‑Pacific.
- At the same time, the sector faces high upfront vehicle costs and limited battery‑recycling infrastructure, which weigh on margins and investor sentiment.
- In the “best EV stocks” section, NIO is listed as having ended the latest session around $6.24, down about 3.3%, alongside larger moves lower in Tesla and QuantumScape. [35]
Add in macro pressure from concerns about delayed Fed rate cuts and ongoing price wars in China, and it’s not surprising to see NIO trade nervously even when its own fundamentals are trending positively. [36]
What today’s NIO headlines mean for investors
Putting all of today’s developments together, here’s how the NIO story looks on 14 November 2025:
Bullish elements
- Record deliveries in Q3 and a third straight record month in October. [37]
- A credible shot at first non‑GAAP profitability in Q4 2025, if volume targets are met. [38]
- BNP Paribas stepping up as a major long‑term holder, plus fresh positions from other global asset managers. [39]
- A generally constructive analyst stance, with more Buys than Holds or Sells and average targets slightly above today’s price. [40]
- Long‑term projections (such as 24/7 Wall St’s) that envision multi‑bagger potential by 2030 if NIO executes. [41]
Bearish or cautionary elements
- UBS’s 59% stake cut is a clear sign that at least one major institution is de‑risking or rotating away from NIO after the rally. [42]
- Other large shareholders like JPMorgan have also trimmed their positions, highlighting continued uncertainty. [43]
- 24/7 Wall St’s base case expects downside for NIO into year‑end, based on valuation and competitive pressures. [44]
- The broader EV sector and tech‑heavy indices remain under pressure as investors shy away from risk amid macro uncertainty and higher‑for‑longer rates. [45]
Short‑term vs long‑term lens
- Short term (days to months): NIO’s share price is likely to continue reacting sharply to institutional‑flow headlines, macro news, and the upcoming Q3 2025 earnings release on 25 November. Traders will watch margins, guidance and any commentary on battery swap economics and overseas expansion. [46]
- Long term (years): The investment case hinges on whether NIO can turn record deliveries and its multi‑brand strategy (NIO, Onvo, Firefly) into sustainable profits, all while navigating intense competition and regulatory risk in its core China market and in Europe. [47]
Final word: NIO stock on 14 November 2025
On 14.11.2025, NIO stock sits at a crossroads:
- The business metrics — deliveries and revenue growth — are moving in the right direction.
- The ownership picture is more mixed, with one giant (UBS) heading for the exit and another (BNP Paribas) stepping in aggressively.
- The market environment remains hostile to high‑beta growth stories, especially in the EV space.
For now, today’s action around the mid‑$6 level reflects a market that is neither fully convinced nor fully skeptical. Instead, investors appear to be waiting for Q3 results and Q4 guidance to decide whether NIO’s recent operational momentum can finally translate into durable profitability.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational and news purposes only and does not constitute financial advice, investment recommendation, or an offer to buy or sell any security. Always do your own research or consult a licensed financial adviser before making investment decisions.
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