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DAO — structural market context

Youdao, Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 22. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $19.35 (Oct 22) vs $18.50 (Oct 21): +4.59%.

Volume

1.91× its 20-session average (32K) on Oct 22.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 790K shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 776K (Sep 15).

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Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 8 days with fails, largest 10K shares on Sep 21.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 5 days with fails, largest 9K shares on Sep 10.

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Analyst rating actions

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Insider filings (Form 4)

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DAO events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · sale · filed 2026-09-11 · View on sec.gov ↗

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DAO short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
790K
% OF FLOAT
0.7%
DAYS TO COVER
18.0
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+1.8%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (23d ago)

DAO fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 23d231$14.65
2026-09-24 · 29d885$14.62
2026-09-23 · 30d1K$14.74

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

DAO insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 0 sales · 3 filings not counted

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Jin Lei · officer: presidentSale (S)70K—*2026-09-11
Wu Yinghui · officer: Senior Vice PresidentSale (S)7K—*2026-09-11
Peng Su · officer: Senior Vice PresidentSale (S)7K—*2026-09-11
Shum Heung Yeung · directorSale (S)4K—*2026-09-02

*Value not shown: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing.

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

DAO analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
CitigroupholdBuy2026-08-24

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is DAO's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, DAO had 790K shares sold short — 0.7% of its float, with 18.0 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying DAO?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, DAO recorded 0 insider purchases and 0 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). 3 filings not counted: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing. These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about DAO?
The most recent action: Citigroup hold to Buy on 2026-08-24. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell DAO?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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