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BIDU

Baidu, Inc.

BIDU

NASDAQ·Communication Services·Internet Content & Information·Mkt cap $40.1B

$113.30

-3.93%

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52-Week Range

$84.64 - $165.30

P/E

Fwd P/E

2.14

Beta

0.53

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

2.4M

Shares Out

340.3M

Mkt Cap

$40.1B

Price action

Price chart

Up 36.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Dominant market share in Chinese search market
  • Advanced AI and machine learning capabilities
  • Comprehensive digital ecosystem
  • Strong government relationships in China

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Low volatility (beta 0.5).
  • Growth premium of 0.1x vs Digital Advertising peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Growth

Turning profitable

Artificial intelligence expansion

Value

Growth premium of 0.1x vs Digital Advertising peers. Reasonable for this growth rate.

Momentum

Strong

+6.3% over 3m

Quality

Strong

Emerging growth company (116% revenue growth). Early stage with higher risk.

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 19, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 18, 2026

Reported EPS of $1.75 vs $1.87 consensus (-6.4% surprise). Revenue of $4.6B vs $4.5B expected (+2.3%).

EPS miss
Rev beat +2.3%

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-6.4%

Next: Aug 19, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-2%

+3%

-4%

-7%

+570%

-86%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$718.2M

$710.3M

$722.3M

$4.8B

$4.8B

$4.6B

$4.8B

$691.8M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

10.7%

Wall Street consensus

5 analysts · 60% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

3

60%

Hold

2

40%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$149.00

+31.5% vs $113.30

Low $140.00
Median $149.00
High $158.00

Latest: Citi · Jun 23, 2026

2 analysts covering

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How BIDU stacks vs Internet Content & Information

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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