Baidu

BIDU

Market cap $36.5B

Baidu is upgraded to HOLD as ad weakness is priced in and AI/cloud offers potential upside catalysts. BIDU trades at 12.3x forward earnings, near 5- and 10-year P/E lows, with fair value estimated at $107–$134 per share. AI-driven segments, especially GPU cloud and Kunlunxin chip spinoffs, are key focus areas for future monetization and valuation uplift.

Alibaba and Baidu are joining with Apple as it rolls out generative artificial-intelligence features across devices in China.

Apple Intelligence, the iPhone maker's generative AI offering, is coming to China. On Wednesday, Reuters reported that China's regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, approved Apple's AI services in the country, on the back of a deal to integrate Alibaba's Qwen AI model into Apple's operating systems, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and visionOS.

BEIJING, July 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. ("Baidu" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: BIDU; HKEX: 9888 (HKD Counter) and 89888 (RMB Counter)), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, today announced that the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") approved a motion to pursue the voluntary conversion to dual-primary listing (the "Primary Conversion") on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the "Hong Kong Stock Exchange"). The Primary Conversion is expected to become effective within this year.

Cyberspace Administration of China published a notice on Wednesday confirming the license for Apple Intelligence. In recent months, the technological rivalry between China and the U.S. have intensified, as they race for AI dominance.

Baidu Inc. (BIDU) closed the most recent trading day at $111.48, moving +1.59% from the previous trading session.

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Baidu Inc. (BIDU) concluded the recent trading session at $113.39, signifying a -3.52% move from its prior day's close.

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