Jayud Global Logistics Limited

In April 2023, Jayud went public via initial public offering (“IPO”). The IPO was low-float, offering just 1.25 million shares to the public, less than 5% of total outstanding equity, while maintaining overwhelming insider control through Class B super voting shares and offshore holding entities.

Jayud stock then surged from roughly $1.00 to an all-time high of $7.97 per share on April 1, 2025, reaching a market capitalization of roughly $720 million on that date, despite no fundamental news from the Company. 

On April 1, 2025, after market hours, Jayud’s stock price abruptly fell 95.6%, or $7.62 per share, to close at $0.35 per share on April 2, 2025.

Investigations and public reports have since revealed that Jayud was used a primary vehicle for an illicit “pump-and-dump” promotion scheme. The structure of Jayud’s public listing and float allegedly made the scam possible.

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors: (1) that Jayud was the subject of a fraudulent stock promotion scheme involving social media-based misinformation and impersonated financial professionals; (2) that insiders and/or affiliates used offshore or nominee accounts to facilitate the coordinated dumping of shares during a price inflation campaign; (3) that Jayuds public statements and risk disclosures omitted any mention of the false rumors and artificial trading activity driving the stock price; and (4) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.