Leading Emerging-Markets Fund Manager Claims His Asset Class Can Also Benefit from AI
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Dec 02 2025
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Source: MarketWatch
Emerging Markets Frustration: Investors have been frustrated with many emerging markets for failing to show significant progress over the years.
Successful Fund Manager: A small cap fund manager has achieved the best performance in its asset class from 2014 to 2024, indicating potential in the market.
Signs of Progress: The fund manager expresses optimism due to real signs of progress observed in the last year.
Future Outlook: The recent developments suggest a more promising future for emerging markets, contrasting with past disappointments.
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 143.83 USD with a low forecast of 92.00 USD and a high forecast of 177.00 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.
19 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
5 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 149.400
Low
92.00
Averages
143.83
High
177.00
Current: 149.400
Low
92.00
Averages
143.83
High
177.00
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.
