Kingsoft Cloud Holdings Ltd (KC) experienced a significant pre-market surge of 8.46% on Wednesday, following positive developments related to its artificial intelligence offerings and an analyst rating upgrade.
The stock's upward movement is attributed to the company's launch of its AI Model Application Firewall, a 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 adjusted its price target to $15.60 from $14.20.
Goldman Sachs 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. This implies a compound annual growth rate of approximately 37% from 2025 to 2028. Analysts also anticipate that growing demand for AI agent applications, which require more tokens, will drive further growth in the company's cloud business.