CICC published a research report on Baidu (BIDU.US) , which saw a 3% YoY elevation in 1Q25 revenue to RMB32.5 billion, beating street consensus by 5%. Core revenue added 7% YoY to RMB25.5 billion, exceeding market expectations by 10%. Core non-GAAP operating profit evidently outperformed market expectations.CICC maintained Baidu's revenue forecast for 2025, in view of the pressure on advertising revenue, and trimmed the 2026 revenue forecast by 2% to RMB135.1 billion. In light of the increased proportion of low-margin cloud revenue, the non-GAAP net profit forecasts for 2025 and 2026 were reduced by 9% each, to RMB21.6 billion and RMB23.7 billion, respectively. Related NewsG Sachs Expects BYD COMPANY/ NTES-S/ TRIP.COM-S to Enjoy More Passive Fund Inflows After HSI Quarterly ReviewThe rating of Outperform was maintained on Baidu, considering the growth in net cash, and the target prices for Baidu's US and Hong Kong stocks, BIDU-SW (09888.HK) +0.450 (+0.544%) Short selling $262.62M; Ratio 30.780% , were kept at USD99.1 and HKD96, respectively.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-05-23 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)