iQIYI (IQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

iQIYI, Inc. is a Chinese online entertainment and video platform that provides streaming content through its website and mobile applications. The company offers professionally produced and licensed films, television dramas, variety programs, animations, sports content and other entertainment programming, along with user-generated and short-form video in selected services.

iQIYI generates revenue primarily through membership services, online advertising, content distribution and other digital entertainment offerings. Its platform includes subscription-based VIP services, which provide access to premium programming and additional viewing features, as well as original productions developed and distributed under the iQIYI brand.

The company was established in 2010 as Qiyi and later adopted the iQIYI name. It serves audiences primarily in China and also distributes selected content internationally through overseas applications and services. iQIYI was founded by Gong Yu, who has served as its chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.01 to $1.06
• 50-Day Range: $0.86 to $1.36
• 52-Week Range: $0.86 to $2.37
• Volume: 6.81 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $984.21 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1.73
• Consensus Rating: Hold

iQIYI Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

iQIYI scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 238 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

iQIYI has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

iQIYI has a consensus price target of $1.73, representing about 69.6% upside from its current price of $1.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

iQIYI has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for iQIYI are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.10) to ($0.02) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of iQIYI is -8.50, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of iQIYI is -8.50, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

iQIYI has a P/B Ratio of 0.52. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.65% of the float of iQIYI has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

iQIYI has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.69.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in iQIYI has recently increased by 2.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

iQIYI does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

iQIYI does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.30

News Sentiment

iQIYI has a news sentiment score of 0.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for iQIYI this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for IQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added iQIYI to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, iQIYI insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.82% of the stock of iQIYI is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

52.69% of the stock of iQIYI is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2025
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:IQ
• CIK: 1722608
• Web: www.iqiyi.com
• Phone: 861062677171
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,603
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for iQIYI: $1.73
• High Price Target: $2.22
• Low Price Target: $1.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +69.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.12)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$29.50 million
• Net Margins: -3.24%
• Pretax Margin: -2.10%
• Return on Equity: -6.29%
• Return on Assets: -1.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.81
• Current Ratio: 0.45
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.26
• Cash Flow: $0.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.09
• Book Value: $1.97 per share
• Price / Book: 0.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 964,910,000
• Free Float: 407,000,000
• Market Cap: $984.21 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.13