iQIYI, Inc. (IQ)Communication Services | Entertainment | Beijing, China | NasdaqGS
1.41 USD
+0.01
(0.714%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.40 -0.01 (-0.010%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:12 p.m. EDT
iQIYI is statistically trapped in a 'value trap' followed by a modest technical recovery; the high-yielders (analysts) expect a return to $2.00+, but the retail option flow is simultaneously betting heavily on downside failure, creating a high-risk, low-conviction environment. While the balance sheet is cash-rich, the deterioration of profit margins and negative EPS overdrive a strong 'Hold' rather than a buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.301625 |
| AutoETS | 0.326181 |
| MSTL | 0.326354 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.331686 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 15.44 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.095 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 114.554 |
| Revenue per Share | 28.317 |
| Market Cap | 1,360,684,800 |
| Forward P/E | 7.83 |
| Beta | 0.25 |
| Profit Margins | -0.76% |
| Website | https://www.iqiyi.com |
As of April 18, 2026, 10:12 p.m. EDT: Options data reveals a complex, non-directional sentiment driven by earnings anticipation. Spikes in IV (1.81 on near-term 4/24 puts vs 0.88 on calls) suggest traders are pricing in higher volatility than a clean move in either direction. Significant Open Interest clustering is visible at the $1.50 and $2.00 strikes for both calls and puts across multiple expirations, indicating $1.50–$2.00 acts as a critical resistance/support zone rather than a clear target. The put flow at $1.0 strikes in the near term suggests a floor expectation, while the massive OTM open interest at longer-dated strikes ($2.50–$3.00 in Jan 2027 puts) indicates unwinnings speculation on deep down-side risks. Overall, speculators are positioning for a range-bound move centered around the current price, with a preference for volatility plays over a definitive directional bet.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.14545453 |
| 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 | 1.18 |
| Ask | 1.62 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.3 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 7,584,680 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 10,197,246 |
| Average Volume | 10,197,246 |
| Average Volume10Days | 7,584,680 |
| Beta | 0.254 |
| Bid | 1.22 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.0240548 |
| City | Beijing |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.41 |
| Current Ratio | 0.466 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1.47 |
| Day Low | 1.405 |
| Debt To Equity | 114.554 |
| Display Name | iQIYI |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,105,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,105,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,112,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,366,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,366,600 |
| Ebitda | 6,580,852,224 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.24113001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 3.053 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.736 |
| Enterprise Value | 20,093,997,056 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.6336 |
| Eps Forward | 0.18008968 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.03 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.4902 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.080200076 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.05381833 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -14.545452 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 2.84 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.50352114 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.18 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.23000002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.19491528 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.18 - 2.84 |
| Financial Currency | CNY |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,522,330,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 3,619,827,081 |
| Forward Eps | 0.18008968 |
| Forward P E | 7.829432 |
| Free Cashflow | 12,587,126,784 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,603 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.21065001 |
| Gross Profits | 5,748,953,088 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0025799999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.51245 |
| 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 | 1,360,684,800 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_98904258 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -206,311,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,360,684,876 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 19 |
| Open | 1.41 |
| Operating Cashflow | 105,801,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00815 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.48 |
| Phone | 86 10 6267 7171 |
| Post Market Change | -0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.7092192 |
| Post Market Price | 1.4 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,379 |
| Previous Close | 1.4 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.2253788 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.6966215 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.04985782 |
| Profit Margins | -0.00756 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.417 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.714285 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.47 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.405 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.405 - 1.47 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.41 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.4 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.41 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 6,003,355 |
| Return On Assets | 0.0031 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0152900005 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.027 |
| Revenue Per Share | 28.317 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 530,582,267 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0757 |
| Shares Short | 73,065,031 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 68,030,204 |
| Short Name | iQIYI, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1649 |
| Short Ratio | 6.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | IQ |
| Target High Price | 2.877472 |
| Target Low Price | 1.0118244 |
| Target Mean Price | 2.112706 |
| Target Median Price | 2.2043893 |
| Total Cash | 4,669,093,888 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.691 |
| Total Debt | 15,245,895,680 |
| Total Revenue | 27,291,299,840 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.03 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.4831 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.9919 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.5819 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.29213315 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 6,003,355 |
| Website | https://www.iqiyi.com |
| Zip | 100,027 |