Baidu (BIDU) Competitors $89.34 +0.09 (+0.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BIDU vs. APP, CRWD, INFY, NTES, SNOW, TEAM, NET, RBLX, TTD, and EAShould you be buying Baidu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baidu include AppLovin (APP), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Infosys (INFY), NetEase (NTES), Snowflake (SNOW), Atlassian (TEAM), Cloudflare (NET), Roblox (RBLX), Trade Desk (TTD), and Electronic Arts (EA). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Baidu vs. AppLovin CrowdStrike Infosys NetEase Snowflake Atlassian Cloudflare Roblox Trade Desk Electronic Arts Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIDU or APP? Baidu received 1482 more outperform votes than AppLovin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.57% of users gave Baidu an outperform vote while only 57.92% of users gave AppLovin an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBaiduOutperform Votes162175.57% Underperform Votes52424.43% AppLovinOutperform Votes13957.92% Underperform Votes10142.08% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BIDU or APP? Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than AppLovin. Baidu is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AppLovin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaidu$133.13B0.23$3.26B$9.179.78AppLovin$5.14B24.11$1.58B$5.5466.04 Which has more volatility & risk, BIDU or APP? Baidu has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AppLovin has a beta of 2.39, meaning that its share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BIDU or APP? 41.8% of AppLovin shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of AppLovin shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BIDU or APP more profitable? AppLovin has a net margin of 33.54% compared to Baidu's net margin of 17.90%. AppLovin's return on equity of 188.55% beat Baidu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baidu17.90% 8.67% 5.51% AppLovin 33.54%188.55%29.66% Do analysts rate BIDU or APP? Baidu currently has a consensus price target of $109.55, indicating a potential upside of 22.12%. AppLovin has a consensus price target of $433.85, indicating a potential upside of 18.58%. Given Baidu's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Baidu is more favorable than AppLovin.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Baidu 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.41AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Does the media favor BIDU or APP? In the previous week, AppLovin had 18 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for AppLovin and 43 mentions for Baidu. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Baidu's score of 0.66 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Baidu 20 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AppLovin 41 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAppLovin beats Baidu on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baidu News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BIDU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BIDU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaiduComputer & Data IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$31.00B$77.30B$25.50B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A1.97%2.89%4.11%P/E Ratio9.7961.2745.1420.02Price / Sales0.23199.362,210.50116.59Price / Cash11.0030.1934.7834.62Price / Book0.845.116.804.60Net Income$3.26B$3.40B$737.99M$248.10M7 Day Performance-1.53%-0.90%0.60%2.71%1 Month Performance8.61%39.64%14.59%15.24%1 Year Performance-17.61%36.45%52,394.38%7.61% Baidu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BIDUBaidu4.6549 of 5 stars$89.34+0.1%$109.55+22.6%-19.3%$30.86B$133.13B9.7445,500Gap UpAPPAppLovin3.9784 of 5 stars$347.73+5.8%$433.85+24.8%+349.3%$118.06B$5.14B76.491,710CRWDCrowdStrike4.1926 of 5 stars$426.69+3.9%$403.20-5.5%+28.5%$105.86B$3.95B837.424,960Trending NewsINFYInfosys3.1047 of 5 stars$18.71+6.9%$17.48-6.6%+6.9%$77.48B$19.28B23.68339,500Trending NewsGap UpNTESNetEase4.2846 of 5 stars$107.02+3.5%$115.14+7.6%+13.5%$67.81B$105.30B16.8032,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSNOWSnowflake4.1473 of 5 stars$180.56+3.7%$200.28+10.9%+12.3%$59.67B$3.63B-53.323,990Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTEAMAtlassian4.8815 of 5 stars$222.86+7.4%$285.29+28.0%+19.3%$58.40B$4.96B-166.338,810Positive NewsInsider TradeGap DownNETCloudflare3.9306 of 5 stars$142.16+7.4%$142.57+0.3%+109.4%$49.08B$1.67B-646.453,220RBLXRoblox2.5362 of 5 stars$73.60+2.4%$67.91-7.7%+146.7%$46.42B$3.84B-50.812,130News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeTTDTrade Desk4.2636 of 5 stars$79.86+12.4%$98.88+23.8%-19.5%$39.69B$2.44B102.562,770Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeEAElectronic Arts4.3609 of 5 stars$148.91-2.9%$161.83+8.7%+17.8%$38.86B$7.46B37.9412,900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APP Competitors CRWD Competitors INFY Competitors NTES Competitors SNOW Competitors TEAM Competitors NET Competitors RBLX Competitors TTD Competitors EA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:BIDU) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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