<Research>Citi Reduces TP of Baidu (BIDU.US) to US$170; Gen AI Brings Incremental Rev. but Search Ads Still Weak
Citi Research noted in a report that BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +2.500 (+2.306%) Short selling $463.68M; Ratio 24.693% (BIDU.US) 's 1Q24 results are in line with the broker's expectations, with total revenue up 1% YoY. Non-GAAP net profit elevated 22% YoY, beating Citi and consensus forecasts by 26% and 25% respectively.