Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) Stock Has Average Target Price of $151.53

by · The Markets Daily

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU – Get Free Report) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-one brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $151.53.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on BIDU shares. Bank of America decreased their target price on Baidu from $180.00 to $165.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Arete Research set a $108.00 price target on shares of Baidu and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 7th. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Baidu from $124.00 to $96.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Baidu from $230.00 to $205.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of Baidu from $140.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 28th.

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Baidu Stock Performance

Shares of Baidu stock opened at $86.97 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $98.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $112.94. The company has a market capitalization of $29.59 billion, a PE ratio of -41.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.85 and a beta of 0.57. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28. Baidu has a 52 week low of $86.29 and a 52 week high of $165.30.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of BIDU. Capital World Investors increased its position in Baidu by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,182,857 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $154,552,000 after purchasing an additional 205,040 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in shares of Baidu by 307.9% in the 2nd quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,209,089 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $138,187,000 after purchasing an additional 912,638 shares during the period. Black Creek Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Baidu by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Black Creek Investment Management Inc. now owns 892,555 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $116,621,000 after purchasing an additional 98,837 shares during the period. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Baidu by 113.2% during the fourth quarter. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. now owns 667,639 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $87,214,000 after purchasing an additional 354,533 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Baidu by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Brandywine Global Investment Management LLC now owns 384,282 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $50,210,000 after purchasing an additional 4,820 shares in the last quarter.

Baidu News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Baidu this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Baidu’s exposure to China’s expanding artificial-intelligence ecosystem was highlighted alongside Alibaba, Tencent, Kingsoft Cloud and autonomous-driving companies, reinforcing potential long-term growth opportunities. Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights
  • Neutral Sentiment: A Hong Kong filing indicated that Baidu’s issued share capital remained unchanged at 2.209 billion Class A ordinary shares following its disclosed September share-repurchase activity, providing no immediate change to the share count. Baidu Details September Share Repurchases
  • Negative Sentiment: Several investor-rights firms publicized the same federal class-action lawsuit and urged shareholders who purchased Baidu securities, including call options, from November 18, 2025 through August 17, 2026 to seek lead-plaintiff status by November 13, 2026. The repeated announcements increase visibility around the allegations and potential litigation costs. Robbins LLP Class Action Notice
  • Negative Sentiment: The complaints generally allege that Baidu misrepresented whether AI-related revenue could offset a rapidly weakening search-advertising business. If proven, the claims could damage investor confidence, increase legal expenses and raise uncertainty around Baidu’s AI transition. Levi & Korsinsky Baidu Securities Class Action Alert

About Baidu

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Baidu, Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU) is a Chinese technology company that provides internet search, artificial intelligence and related digital services. Its core business is Baidu Search, which helps users find information, products and services online through web search, mobile applications and other content platforms.

The company has expanded its artificial intelligence offerings through products and services such as the ERNIE family of large language models, AI Cloud, intelligent voice technologies and AI-powered applications.

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