Here Are Some Essential Facts About Baidu

By Naomi Wentworth • Sunday, January 26 10:13 • Permanent Link

Shares of Software company Baidu jumped 4.6% today. With many investors piling into BIDU without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Baidu has moved -19.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 23.8%
BIDU has an average analyst rating of buy and is -20.8% away from its mean target price of $109.09 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $7.54
Baidu has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.5 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $11.09 and its forward P/E ratio is 7.8
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.12 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Baidu is part of the Technology sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 30.01 and an average P/B of 3.91
BIDU has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 6.2% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $27.58 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Baidu, Inc. provides online marketing and cloud services through an internet platform in the People's Republic of China. It operates in two segments, Baidu Core and iQIYI. The Baidu Core segment offers search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services; cloud services; and products and other services from AI initiatives. This segment also operates Haokan, a user generated and professionally produced short videos platform. The iQIYI segment operates an online entertainment video platform that offers original, professionally produced, and partner-generated content. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

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