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title: "BUZZ-US-listed shares of Baidu fall, BofA cuts price objective on weak advertising"
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datetime: "2026-07-14T13:19:19.000Z"
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# BUZZ-US-listed shares of Baidu fall, BofA cuts price objective on weak advertising

U.S.-listed shares of Chinese search-engine provider Baidu (BIDU.O) fell 3.1% to $109.89 premarket

BofA Global Research cuts price objective on the stock to $165 from $180, still implying a 45.5% upside to its last close

Brokerage lowers Baidu core 2026-2028 adjusted operating profit forecasts by 3%-8%, citing weaker advertising and higher AI investments

Expects Q2 ad revenue to decline 21% YoY as traffic weakens, while AI cloud infrastructure revenue grows 58%

27 of 32 brokerages rate the stock “buy” or higher, 4 “hold” and 1 “sell”; their median PT is $176 - data compiled by LSEG

up to last close, stock down 13.2%

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