FTSE 100 Surged in 2025: Justifying Optimism for 2026.
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 27 2025
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Source: Barron's
- S&P 500 Performance: The S&P 500 has seen an 18% increase this year, reflecting strong performance in the U.S. market.
- FTSE 100 Outperformance: The FTSE 100 has outperformed the S&P 500 with a nearly 21% rise, marking its best year since 2009, despite limited exposure to technology stocks.
- Investor Perspective: Investors may be overly focused on the U.S. market due to the S&P 500's gains, potentially overlooking opportunities abroad.
- Market Analysis: Analysts from RBC Wealth Management highlight the striking outperformance of the FTSE 100 compared to the S&P 500.
Analyst Views on BIDU
Wall Street analysts forecast BIDU stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for BIDU is 160.67 USD with a low forecast of 100.00 USD and a high forecast of 215.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
11 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 162.280
Low
100.00
Averages
160.67
High
215.00
Current: 162.280
Low
100.00
Averages
160.67
High
215.00
About BIDU
Baidu Inc is a Chinese language Internet search provider. The Company operates its businesses through two segments, Baidu Core segment and iQIYI segment. Baidu Core segment mainly provides search-based, feed-based, and other online marketing services, as well as products and services from the Company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives, such as display advertisement and based on performance criteria other than cost-per-click, cloud services, smart devices and services, non-marketing consumer-facing services such as membership, and intelligent driving. iQIYI segment produces, aggregates and distributes a wide variety of professionally produced content, as well as a broad spectrum of other video content, in a variety of formats, including a variety of products and services encompassing online video, online games, online literature, comics and others.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
