iQIYI, Inc. (IQ)Communication Services | Entertainment | Beijing, China | NasdaqGS
1.13 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 2:51 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a brutal multi-year decline. Over the last seven years, the stock has lost over 94% of its value, with the most recent annual performance showing a crushing 55% drop. This is not a temporary correction; it is a structural implosion where the market has repeatedly rejected the business model. Fundamentals confirm the distress: revenue is shrinking by 13%, profitability is negative, and the balance sheet is fragile with debt nearly ten times equity. While the company holds significant cash, the operating cash flow is negative, and the return on equity is deeply negative. The low valuation multiples reflect this reality, not a hidden bargain. In the short term, the outlook remains bleak. The stock is trading well below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. Technicals suggest a downtrend that has yet to reverse. The options market reinforces this pessimism, with traders buying heavy insurance against further declines rather than betting on a bounce. There is no catalyst visible to spark a recovery soon. This is a deep value trap where the price has already priced in almost every conceivable failure scenario. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_74_115 ✓ | 0.137300 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.168077 |
| MSTL_74 | 0.199348 |
| AutoTheta | 0.216032 |
| MSTL | 0.223516 |
| AutoETS | 0.228801 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.232380 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_74_115
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 0.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.172 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 109.205 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.305 |
| Market Cap | 1,090,477,952 |
| Forward P/E | 13.65 |
| Beta | 0.18 |
| Profit Margins | -2.59% |
| Website | https://www.iqiyi.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 2:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for downside protection rather than upside participation. Put open interest is massive relative to calls, particularly in the September and December expirations where out-of-the-money puts dominate the book. Call activity is concentrated at strikes significantly above the current price (1.50), suggesting a speculative 'lottery ticket' mentality rather than a conviction bet on a recovery. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for downside protection compared to upside bets, indicating fear is the dominant sentiment.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.3687151 |
| Address1 | iQIYI Youth Center, Yoolee Plaza |
| Address2 | 4/F No. 21, North Road of Workers’ Stadium Chaoyang District |
| All Time High | 46.23 |
| All Time Low | 0.95 |
| Ask | 1.33 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,323,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 7,722,101 |
| Average Volume | 7,722,101 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,323,890 |
| Beta | 0.183 |
| Bid | 0.9718 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 1.9942254 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.13 |
| Current Ratio | 0.45 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 1.16 |
| Day Low | 1.13 |
| Debt To Equity | 109.205 |
| Display Name | iQIYI |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,102,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,102,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,107,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,142,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,142,600 |
| Ebitda | 5,665,359,360 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.21516001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 2.057 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.443 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,656,144,896 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.10196 |
| Eps Forward | 0.08279382 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.1 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.09604 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.033959985 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.030984256 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.87151 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.7099999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.60211265 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18947369 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.95 - 2.84 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,522,330,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 516,965,974 |
| Forward Eps | 0.08279382 |
| Forward P E | 13.648362 |
| Free Cashflow | 12,666,399,744 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,603 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.18842 |
| Gross Profits | 4,961,114,112 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00269 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.52836 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 965,024,735 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | iQIYI, Inc. provides online entertainment video services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates a platform that provides a collection of internet video content, such as professionally produced content licensed from professional content providers and self-produced content. It also engages in the production, aggregation, and distribution of online long-form videos, micro dramas, micro animations, micro variety shows, edited video clips, and video blogs; and provision of experience services, online mobile games, comics, and others. In addition, the company provides membership, online brand and performance-based advertising, and content distribution services. Further, it is involved in the talent agency and IP licensing activities. The company was formerly known as Qiyi.com, Inc. and changed its name to iQIYI, Inc. in November 2017. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. iQIYI, Inc. is a subsidiary of Baidu Holdings Limited. |
| Long Name | iQIYI, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,090,477,952 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_98904258 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -683,036,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,104,953,321 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 19 |
| Open | 1.13 |
| Operating Cashflow | -46,701,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.03669 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.48 |
| Phone | 86 10 6267 7171 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -0.8849549 |
| Pre Market Price | 1.12 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,028,786 |
| Previous Close | 1.13 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -11.082777 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.566636 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.041414846 |
| Profit Margins | -0.025940001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.295 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.13 - 1.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,728,985 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00457 |
| Return On Equity | -0.05125 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.134 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.305 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 530,582,267 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0719 |
| Shares Short | 69,431,483 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 66,578,194 |
| Short Name | iQIYI, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1567 |
| Short Ratio | 11.26 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IQ |
| Target High Price | 2.5270002 |
| Target Low Price | 0.5032134 |
| Target Mean Price | 1.5437852 |
| Target Median Price | 1.411982 |
| Total Cash | 3,609,839,104 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.74 |
| Total Debt | 14,221,449,216 |
| Total Revenue | 26,330,605,568 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.1 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.4831 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.68826 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.55825996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.33067182 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,728,985 |
| Website | https://www.iqiyi.com |
| Zip | 100,027 |