According to a report from CLSA, the broker predicted that BIDU-SW's (09888.HK) -1.450 (-1.597%) Short selling $51.42M; Ratio 24.371% (BIDU.US) total revenue from its core business would grow by 0.8% YoY to RMB24 billion, while its adjusted EBIT would drop by 21% YoY to RMB4.4 billion, after considering that the transformation to AI search and a sluggish macroeconomic environment continued to affect the company in 1Q25.In addition, Baidu's core online marketing revenue might fall 6% YoY as 22% of AI searches did not generate actual revenue. However, cloud business revenue is expected to grow 26% YoY on surging demand for generative AI in both public and private clouds. The decline in advertising revenue also heaped pressure on gross profit.Related NewsCICC Lists Capital Flow Forecasts for Stocks w/ Major Weighting Changes After MSCI Quarterly Review (Table)CLSA reduced its target price for Baidu (BIDU.US) from US$120 to US$114, while maintaining an Outperform rating.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-15 12:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)