Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (KC) experienced a significant surge of 13.06% during pre-market trading on Wednesday, marking a notable upward movement for the stock.
The sharp increase appears to be driven by multiple positive developments. The company recently launched its AI Model Application Firewall, a security product capable of real-time detection of prompt injections, inappropriate content, and computational abuse. Concurrently, Goldman Sachs upgraded its rating on Kingsoft Cloud to Buy from Neutral and raised its price target to $15.60 from $14.20. Analyst research indicates expectations for Kingsoft Cloud to update its transaction agreement with Xiaomi by mid-year, which could potentially raise revenue caps by 10-15% for 2026-2027. Additionally, growing demand for AI agent applications requiring more tokens is expected to drive further growth in the company's cloud business.