Baidu Ownership

BIDU Stock  USD 87.81  0.30  0.34%   
Baidu holds a total of 278.23 Million outstanding shares. Baidu Inc shows 3.5 percent of its outstanding shares held by insiders and 28.35 percent owned by other corporate entities. On September 23, 2018, Representative Thomas MacArthur of US Congress acquired $15k to $50k worth of Baidu Inc's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2003-03-31
Previous Quarter
347.9 M
Current Value
345.2 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
342.9 M
Quarterly Volatility
18.1 M
 
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Covid
At this time, Baidu's Dividend Yield is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to gain to 1.85 in 2025, whereas Dividends Paid is likely to drop slightly above 20.7 B in 2025. Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to gain to about 377.8 M in 2025. Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to gain to about 8.1 B in 2025.
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Baidu Stock Ownership Analysis

About 28.0% of the company shares are held by institutions such as insurance companies. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.8. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Baidu Inc has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.59. The entity recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.12. The firm last dividend was issued on the 30th of September 2010. Baidu had 10:1 split on the 12th of May 2010. The company offers Baidu App to access search, feed, and other services using mobile devices Baidu Search to access its search and other services Baidu Feed that provides users with personalized timeline based on their demographics and interests and Haokan, a short video app. Baidu, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. Baidu Inc operates under Internet Content Information classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 45500 people. For more info on Baidu Inc please contact Yanhong Li at 86 10 5992 8888 or go to https://ir.baidu.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Baidu also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Baidu's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Baidu's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Baidu Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

453.98 Billion

Roughly 4.0% of Baidu Inc are currently held by insiders. Unlike Baidu's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Baidu's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Baidu's insider trades

Baidu Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Baidu is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Baidu Inc backward and forwards among themselves. Baidu's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Baidu's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2025-03-31
1.5 M
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.2025-03-31
1.4 M
Federated Hermes Inc2025-03-31
1.1 M
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.2025-03-31
M
Bank Of America Corp2025-03-31
M
Macquarie Group Ltd2025-03-31
921.3 K
Jane Street Group Llc2025-03-31
869 K
Massachusetts Financial Services Company2025-03-31
807.3 K
Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd2025-03-31
777.5 K
Primecap Management Company2025-03-31
11.9 M
Dodge & Cox2025-03-31
5.4 M
Note, although Baidu's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Baidu's latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Baidu Inc, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Baidu by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2018-09-23Representative Thomas MacArthurAcquired $15K to $50KVerify
2014-12-03Senator Pat RobertsAcquired $15K to $50KVerify

Baidu Outstanding Bonds

Baidu issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Baidu Inc uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Baidu bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Baidu Inc has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Baidu Corporate Filings

6K
1st of July 2025
A report filed by foreign private issuers with SEC. A foreign private issuer is a non-U.S. company with securities traded on U.S. exchanges.
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28th of March 2025
Other Reports
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F3
27th of September 2024
An amendment to the original Schedule 13D filing
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