10 Best Performing Chinese Stocks So Far in 2025

2. WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD)

No. of Hedge Fund Holders: N/A

YTD Returns: 145.56%

WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) is a holding company serving the logistics, sanitation, and mobility industries. The company primarily offers products and services related to autonomous driving for categories such as Robotaxi, Donovan, Robot Sweeper, and Robobus. It also serves as a ride-hailing platform through its WeRide Go app.

On January 24, JPMorgan analyst Alex Yao initiated an Overweight coverage on WRD shares, assigning a price target of $21 per share. WRD shares price is already well above the price target set by Yao and is currently trading at around $28 per share. WRD shares have more than doubled in 2025 after Nvidia acquired a minority stake in the Chinese company. Jensen Huang’s firm bought 1.7 million WRD shares as the chipmaker bets on the growing Robotaxi market in China. WeRide was already beating the market in 2025, but now it has more than doubled.

If NVDA’s CEO’s judgment of the company’s potential is correct, WeRide could be set for double-digit growth for multiple years to come. WeRide Inc. (NASDAQ:WRD) remains a prominent player in the autonomous driving (AD) industry, with a diverse range of technologies ranging from Level 2 to Level 4 automation. The company has demonstrated its potential covering 30 cities and nine countries across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. JPMorgan’s analysts see WeRide Inc.’s strategic positioning and its potential to capitalize on the growing global adoption of autonomous driving technologies over the next three to five years.