AUTOHOME-S (02518) experienced a significant price surge of 6.59% during intraday trading on Friday. The stock's upward movement captured strong investor attention in the session.
The sharp rise appears to be driven by the company's positive first-quarter financial performance and a shareholder-friendly capital return policy. Autohome reported unaudited total net revenues of RMB 10.484 billion for Q1 2026. Furthermore, the company's board approved a substantial cash dividend of RMB 500 million to reward shareholders.
This combination of solid quarterly revenue and a significant dividend payout is likely the key catalyst behind the positive market sentiment and the stock's notable intraday gain.