Baidu, Inc. offers internet search services in China. It operates through Baidu Core and iQIYI segments.
Baidu stock last closed at $156.27, up 3.55% from the previous day, and has increased 3.76% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Internet Content & Information industry by 0.39 percentage points. Baidu stock is currently +112.38% from its 52-week low of $73.58, and -2.87% from its 52-week high of $160.88.
There are currently 2.8B BIDU shares outstanding. The market capitalization of BIDU is $54.63B. In the last 24 hours, 5.36M BIDU shares were traded.
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Out of 8 Equities analysts who give forecasts on BIDU, the consensus analyst rating on Baidu is a Strong Buy
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Shyam Patil, a bottom 8% analyst from Susquehanna maintains BIDU with a strong buy rating and raises their BIDU price target from $150.00 to $175.00, on Feb 28, 2023.
Fawne Jiang, a top 12% analyst from Benchmark maintains BIDU with a strong buy rating and raises their BIDU price target from $200.00 to $210.00, on Feb 23, 2023.
James Lee, a top 4% analyst from Mizuho maintains BIDU with a strong buy rating and raises their BIDU price target from $180.00 to $190.00, on Feb 23, 2023.
Maintaining his Strong Buy rating, Lee raised his price target on Baidu Inc. by 5.6% following the release of the company's Q4 and FY 2022 earnings report on 2023/02/22.
The analyst told investors that he sees "the light at end of the tunnel" for China's re-opening and expects Baidu's core revenues to "experience a tangible recovery in Q1, followed by an inflection in Q2."
Baidu reported:
For Q4 2022:
For FY 2022:
For FY 2023, management guided:
CEO Robin Li commented, "2022 was a challenging year, but we used this period to prepare the company for better times. In 2023, we believe we have a clear path to reaccelerate our revenue growth, and we are now well positioned to make use of the opportunities that China's economic recovery offers us.
"With our long-term investments in AI, we are poised to capitalize on the imminent inflection point in AI, unlocking exciting new opportunities across our entire business portfolio - from mobile ecosystem to AI Cloud, autonomous driving, smart devices, and beyond."
Alicia Yap, a top 27% analyst from Citigroup maintains BIDU with a strong buy rating and raises their BIDU price target from $176.00 to $191.00, on Feb 23, 2023.
Jiong Shao, a top 18% analyst from Barclays maintains BIDU with a strong buy rating and raises their BIDU price target from $139.00 to $181.00, on Feb 23, 2023.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Baidu stock forecast page.
Last year, BIDU earnings were $1.10B. During the last five year, BIDU's earnings have grown by -18.49% per year. This was slower than the Internet Content & Information industry average of 24.99%.
Last year, BIDU revenue was $18.00B. Over the last five year, BIDU's revenue has gone up by 6.72% per year. This was slower than the Internet Content & Information industry average of 23.01%.
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In the past year, insiders at BIDU have not bought or sold any shares.
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No, Baidu doesn't provide an income stream by paying out dividends.
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