Sohu.com Limited (SOHU)Communication Services | Electronic Gaming & Multimedia | Beijing, China | NasdaqGS
14.11 USD
-0.03
(-0.177%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 14.11 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a stark disconnect between the company's operational reality and its market valuation. While the balance sheet is pristine—holding nearly $833 million in cash against negligible debt—and revenue is growing at a healthy 7.3%, the business is fundamentally broken by persistent operating losses and negative free cash flow. The market has correctly priced this as a speculative turnaround story rather than a value opportunity; a trailing P/E of under 2 is not a bargain, but a reflection of the expectation that earnings will remain elusive or turn negative again. The recent price action shows the stock hovering near its 200-day moving average, offering no immediate technical breakout, while the options chain screams caution with heavy put positioning. Without a clear path to profitability or a massive multiple expansion driven by a specific catalyst, the risk-reward profile remains skewed toward the downside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.136866 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.150654 |
| AutoETS | 0.168282 |
| MSTL | 0.186277 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 41% |
| H-stat | 5.58 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.280 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.01 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.021 |
| Revenue per Share | 22.696 |
| Market Cap | 424,222,784 |
| Trailing P/E | 1.83 |
| Forward P/E | -7.28 |
| Beta | 0.34 |
| Profit Margins | 38.15% |
| Website | https://www.sohu.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:40 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioned for downside protection, with significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts at the $12.50 strike compared to minimal call activity. Implied volatility is elevated for near-term puts relative to calls, suggesting a fear of a drop rather than an expectation of a rally.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.1300863 |
| Address1 | Sohu.com Media Plaza |
| Address2 | Level 18 Block 3, No. 2 Kexueyuan South Road Haidian District |
| All Time High | 109.37 |
| All Time Low | 0.52 |
| Ask | 14.14 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 73,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 53,076 |
| Average Volume | 53,076 |
| Average Volume10Days | 73,350 |
| Beta | 0.335 |
| Bid | 14.06 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 50.441 |
| City | Beijing |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,546,214,400 |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 14.11 |
| Current Ratio | 3.016 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 14.26 |
| Day Low | 13.91 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.021 |
| Display Name | Sohu.com |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,361,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,361,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,365,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,794,832,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,794,832,200 |
| Ebitda | -15,374,500 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.02566 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 30.782 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -0.79 |
| Enterprise Value | -473,254,400 |
| Eps Current Year | -1.32429 |
| Eps Forward | -1.93756 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.351 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.7589998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.056849662 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -13.008631 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 17.3 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.1899996 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.18439305 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.61 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.5 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.21533161 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.61 - 17.3 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 963,408,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 14,207,003 |
| Forward Eps | -1.93756 |
| Forward P E | -7.2823553 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 4,000 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0250006 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.17687 |
| Fullday Price | 14.11 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.78503996 |
| Gross Profits | 470,428,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.44179 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.2879 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 30,065,400 |
| Industry | Electronic Gaming & Multimedia |
| Industry Disp | Electronic Gaming & Multimedia |
| Industry Key | electronic-gaming-multimedia |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Sohu.com Limited operates as an online media platform and gaming company that provides online products and services on PCs and mobile devices in China. It operates through Sohu and Changyou segments. The company offers online media content and content distribution through Internet-enabled devices, such as mobile phones, tablets, and PCs through the mobile phone applications Sohu News App and Sohu Video App, the mobile portal m.sohu.com, and the PC portal www.sohu.com. It also provides online advertising services through its 17173.com website; paid subscription services; livestreaming content; interactive broadcasting services; and revenue sharing from other platforms. In addition, the company offers online games that include PC games and mobile games. Sohu.com Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. |
| Long Name | Sohu.com Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 424,222,784 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_111756 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 227,871,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 368,615,971 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 13.91 |
| Operating Margins | -0.13501 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 21.44 |
| Phone | 86 10 6272 6666 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 14.11 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 14.135 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -10.654765 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.27973273 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7079288 |
| Profit Margins | 0.38149 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.706 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0250006 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.17687 |
| Regular Market Day High | 14.26 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 13.91 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 13.91 - 14.26 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.91 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 14.135 |
| Regular Market Price | 14.11 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 53,245 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01538 |
| Return On Equity | 0.19424999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.073 |
| Revenue Per Share | 22.696 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,069,022 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0076 |
| Shares Short | 198,940 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 224,943 |
| Short Name | Sohu.com Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 4.3599 |
| Short Ratio | 5.31 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | SOHU |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 19.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 19.5 |
| Target Median Price | 19.5 |
| Total Cash | 832,976,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 32.729 |
| Total Debt | 264,000 |
| Total Revenue | 599,244,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.7 |
| Trailing P E | 1.8324676 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.93485 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.8248501 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.055229887 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 53,245 |
| Website | https://www.sohu.com |
| Zip | 100,190 |