Youdao, Inc.
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Youdao, Inc. (NYSE:DAO) is a publicly traded company in the Trade & Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 5 items for DAO at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-08-20, rated 7/10. Across its 5 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 2 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for DAO spans 6-K, 20-F.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Youdao Q2 2026: Operating Profit Nearly Triples, Eighth Straight Profitable Quarter
- Youdao Launches New AI Models Confucius4 & EmotiVoice2; Extends NetEase Loan to 2030
- Youdao Reports Significant Profit Decline and Going Concern Warning in Q1 2026
- Youdao Returns to Profitability in 2025 with Positive Operating Cash Flow; Secures Loan Extension Amid AI Strategy Push
- Youdao Reports Strong Full-Year 2025 Operating Profit & First Positive Operating Cash Flow
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
7.97 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 775,768 shares in DAO as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 0.6% decrease from the prior period — about 8.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 27.0% of DAO volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.
Insider Transactions
DAO files as a Foreign Private Issuer (FPI). Under SEC Exchange Act Section 16(a), officers, directors, and 10% owners of FPIs are exempt from Form 4 insider-transaction reporting requirements. Comparable disclosures, when applicable, appear in the company's Form 20-F (annual) or Form 6-K (interim) filings on SEC EDGAR.