SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Technology Stocks : Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Chat bots - ChatGPT
NVDA 170.92-3.7%3:59 PM EST

 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
Recommended by:
Frank Sully
From: Julius Wong11/29/2025 8:09:53 PM
1 Recommendation   of 5553
 
Baidu shares jump after J.P. Morgan's bullish upgrade

Nov. 24, 2025 11:01 AM ET
By: Ahmed Farhath, SA News Editor

Over the weekend, J.P. Morgan upgraded Chinese internet giant Baidu ( BIDU) to "overweight" from a previous investment rating of "neutral" and said cloud and AI are set to become the primary growth engines and value drivers for the company, rather than a rebound in its legacy advertising.

Shares of the company are up nearly 8% in early open market trading in the U.S.on Monday.

The research firm believes revenue growth from AI and cloud will be driven by Kunlun chip sales and GPU compute consumption.

"We view Kunlun AI chip as one of the best positioned. We forecast chip sales to increase sixfold, reaching RMB 8B in 2026," according to JPM analysts, led by Alex Yao. "We believe domestic demand for AI compute in China remains intense, and hyperscalers are increasingly sourcing from local solution providers."

JPM expects Baidu's GPU compute revenue will maintain triple-digit growth due to the "enterprise mania for model training, fine-tuning, and inference" and cloud revenue growth of ~61% in 2026, accelerating from ~23% in 2025.

Although Baidu’s AI-marketing revenue is "growing strongly," JPM said the expansion in AI-based ad services is likely to cannibalize the legacy search advertising business. They also noted that there is uncertainty around the traditional search ads business and when it will stabilize.

BIDU has a new price target of $188, from $110, implying an upside of 69.4%.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext