Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call August 20, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Dou Shen - Executive VP & President of Baidu AI Cloud Group Haijian He - Chief Financial Officer Juan Lin - Director of Investor Relations Rong Luo - Executive Vice President of Baidu Mobile Ecosystem Group Yanhong Li - Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Conference Call Participants Alex C. Yao - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Alicia Yap - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Gary Yu - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Xiaomeng Zhuang - BofA Securities, Research Division Lincoln Kong - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Thomas Chong - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Wei Xiong - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division a division of S&P - Unidentified Company Operator Hello, and thank you for standing by for Baidu's Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
Advertising sales slumped, but demand for the search-engine provider's cloud business held up thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Chinese search engine giant Baidu , fell short of market estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday, signaling persistent weakness in the advertising market amid prolonged economic uncertainty.
Baidu is a value buy, overlooked amid China's AI and autonomous driving growth, offering strong GARP potential despite weak core advertising. Advertising and iQIYI revenues are under pressure, but I believe the downturn is cyclical and the ad business still has a solid floor. AI Cloud and non-marketing revenues are growing rapidly, now comprising 29% of total revenue and driving future topline growth.
BIDU eyes AI gains, but macro weakness, falling ad spend and high costs may drag Q2 earnings sharply lower.
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In the latest trading session, Baidu Inc. (BIDU) closed at $87.83, marking a +2.14% move from the previous day.
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In the most recent trading session, Baidu Inc. (BIDU) closed at $86.81, indicating a +1.11% shift from the previous trading day.
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Baidu struck a partnership with Lyft to deploy its driverless cars in Europe starting in 2026. Lyft has had very little presence in Europe until last week when it closed the acquisition of Germany-based ride hailing company FreeNow.
In the most recent trading session, Baidu Inc. (BIDU) closed at $87.87, indicating a +2.25% shift from the previous trading day.