Provide online marketing services through search and feed-based platforms. Offer cloud computing solutions tailored for businesses in various sectors. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 37.3× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 38% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 27% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Growth: Sales growth trails the sector average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
angles, checked one by one.
The 4 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.
The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.
Revenue Growth: Sales are growing slowly.
The stock trades 49% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
There is $17.2B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $2.7B would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 6 buys and 5 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 1% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.
The company’s market value is 37 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
On our five-subject report card, BIDU sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BIDU does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (38/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.