** U.S.-listed shares of Chinese tech giant Baidu BIDU.O rise 6.2% to $152.45
** Brokerage Benchmark raises PT on BIDU to $215 from $158, implying ~50% upside to stock's last close
** Benchmark views the upcoming Kunlun spinoff as a major catalyst; says Kunlun is well-positioned to broaden its customer base across industries
** Brokerage says BIDU's Kunlun chips add an additional layer of pricing flexibility and competitiveness to its cloud offerings
** "Baidu’s integrated chips + cloud strategy provides further potential for margin upside versus pure-play cloud providers," Benchmark says
** Benchmark says BIDU's robotaxi service, Apollo Go, continues to narrow gap with Alphabet-owned GOOGL.O Waymo, with weekly fully driverless rides reaching about 250k as of October 2025
** 25 of 33 brokerages recommend rating of "buy" or higher, 7 "hold" and 1 "sell"; stock has a median PT of $159, according to LSEG-compiled data
** BIDU gained ~55% in 2025
(Reporting by Arnav Mishra in Bengaluru)
((Arnav.Mishra@thomsonreuters.com;))
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