Baidu (BIDU) Competitors

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts recommend BIDU or CRWD?

Baidu presently has a consensus target price of $105.09, suggesting a potential upside of 19.60%. CrowdStrike has a consensus target price of $461.17, suggesting a potential upside of 5.63%. Given Baidu's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Baidu is more favorable than CrowdStrike.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baidu	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.39
CrowdStrike	1 Sell rating(s)	19 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54

Which has more risk & volatility, BIDU or CRWD?

Baidu has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CrowdStrike has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BIDU or CRWD?

Baidu has higher revenue and earnings than CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baidu, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baidu	$18.24B	1.66	$3.26B	$10.08	8.72
CrowdStrike	$3.95B	27.52	-$19.27M	-$0.69	-632.74

Is BIDU or CRWD more profitable?

Baidu has a net margin of 19.45% compared to CrowdStrike's net margin of -4.17%. Baidu's return on equity of 8.35% beat CrowdStrike's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baidu	19.45%	8.35%	5.29%
CrowdStrike	-4.17%	0.43%	0.17%

Does the media refer more to BIDU or CRWD?

In the previous week, CrowdStrike had 60 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for CrowdStrike and 15 mentions for Baidu. CrowdStrike's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Baidu's score of 0.86 indicating that CrowdStrike is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baidu	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CrowdStrike	48 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BIDU or CRWD?

71.2% of CrowdStrike shares are held by institutional investors. 16.7% of Baidu shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of CrowdStrike shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Baidu beats CrowdStrike on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.