Baidu (BIDU) Competitors $90.28 +0.49 (+0.55%) Closing price 07/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.50 -0.78 (-0.87%) As of 08:17 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BIDU vs. APP, NTES, CRWV, INFY, SNOW, RBLX, NET, TEAM, ZS, and VEEVShould you be buying Baidu stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baidu include AppLovin (APP), NetEase (NTES), CoreWeave (CRWV), American Noble Gas (INFY), Snowflake (SNOW), Roblox (RBLX), Cloudflare (NET), Atlassian (TEAM), Zscaler (ZS), and Veeva Systems (VEEV). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Baidu vs. Its Competitors AppLovin NetEase CoreWeave American Noble Gas Snowflake Roblox Cloudflare Atlassian Zscaler Veeva Systems AppLovin (NASDAQ:APP) and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) are both large-cap computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, APP or BIDU? 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 RatioAppLovin$4.71B24.77$1.58B$5.5462.23Baidu$18.24B1.71$3.26B$10.088.96 Is APP or BIDU more profitable? AppLovin has a net margin of 37.38% compared to Baidu's net margin of 19.45%. AppLovin's return on equity of 224.65% beat Baidu's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AppLovin37.38% 224.65% 34.45% Baidu 19.45%8.35%5.29% Does the media prefer APP or BIDU? In the previous week, AppLovin had 24 more articles in the media than Baidu. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for AppLovin and 30 mentions for Baidu. AppLovin's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Baidu's score of 0.63 indicating that AppLovin is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AppLovin 28 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Baidu 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate APP or BIDU? AppLovin presently has a consensus target price of $438.43, suggesting a potential upside of 27.17%. Baidu has a consensus target price of $107.82, suggesting a potential upside of 19.43%. Given AppLovin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AppLovin is more favorable than Baidu.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AppLovin 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87Baidu 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.39 Which has more risk & volatility, APP or BIDU? AppLovin has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baidu has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in APP or BIDU? 41.9% of AppLovin shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of AppLovin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Baidu shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAppLovin beats Baidu on 13 of the 17 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 BIDU 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 ExcelMetricBaiduINTERNET SERVICES IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$31.02B$98.02B$27.50B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A2.73%3.13%4.04%P/E Ratio8.9637.2837.2220.11Price / Sales1.7121.171,932.01119.81Price / Cash5.2324.4138.4157.86Price / Book0.833.077.185.56Net Income$3.26B$4.40B$763.56M$248.40M7 Day Performance4.44%2.64%1.36%4.67%1 Month Performance1.83%0.25%4.80%6.64%1 Year Performance-5.37%29.39%52,367.76%21.31% Baidu Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BIDUBaidu4.5597 of 5 stars$90.28+0.5%$107.82+19.4%+2.6%$31.02B$18.24B8.9635,900APPAppLovin4.257 of 5 stars$348.50+4.4%$438.85+25.9%+304.7%$117.93B$4.71B62.911,710Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpNTESNetEase4.3385 of 5 stars$134.82+1.6%$119.38-11.5%+45.3%$85.42B$14.43B19.4032,100News CoveragePositive NewsCRWVCoreWeaveN/A$163.50+2.2%$65.00-60.2%N/A$78.48B$2.71B0.00881Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastINFYAmerican Noble Gas3.2414 of 5 stars$18.50-0.1%$17.48-5.5%-3.1%$76.66B$19.28B24.34339,500Positive NewsSNOWSnowflake3.8493 of 5 stars$223.02+0.2%$225.22+1.0%+58.3%$74.46B$3.63B-52.973,990Trending NewsInsider TradeRBLXRoblox2.5403 of 5 stars$105.11-0.5%$80.57-23.4%+163.5%$71.29B$3.60B-78.442,130Analyst ForecastInsider TradeNETCloudflare3.8397 of 5 stars$194.81+0.4%$145.92-25.1%+127.4%$67.52B$1.67B-847.003,220Positive NewsTEAMAtlassian4.8295 of 5 stars$203.30+0.5%$282.19+38.8%+20.7%$53.37B$4.96B-122.478,810Analyst ForecastInsider TradeZSZscaler3.7349 of 5 stars$312.37-0.9%$295.50-5.4%+55.0%$48.63B$2.55B-1,201.424,980VEEVVeeva Systems4.2799 of 5 stars$286.38+1.0%$269.80-5.8%+53.3%$46.80B$2.75B60.675,480Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APP Competitors NTES Competitors CRWV Competitors INFY Competitors SNOW Competitors RBLX Competitors NET Competitors TEAM Competitors ZS Competitors VEEV 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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