iQIYI, Inc. (IQ) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Communication Services · Entertainment
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $1.12: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 3.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.96; Below-average business quality.
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... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $1.12: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 3.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.96; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity no date, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — iQIYI, Inc.
Latest news
- Chinese Streaming Giant IQIYI Pivots To AI After Q1 Revenue Slides 13% — benzinga May 19, 2026 negative
- Benchmark Reiterates Hold on iQIYIto Hold — benzinga May 19, 2026 neutral
- Baidu Says AI Is Now Its Core Growth Engine — benzinga May 18, 2026 neutral
- Full Transcript: iQIYI Q1 2026 Earnings Call — benzinga May 18, 2026 neutral
- Earnings Scheduled For May 18, 2026 — benzinga May 18, 2026 neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers
Unprofitable operations — net margin -0.8%. Quality floor flags this regardless of sector context.static
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $1.12: Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0) triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 4.7/10 and A.R:R 3.3:1 is above the 1.5:1 BUY gate. Specifically: High short interest: 16%; Elevated put/call ratio: 3.96; Below-average business quality. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 53. Prior stop was $1.05. Score 4.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $1.48 (+31.0% upside). Prior stop was $1.05. Stop-loss: $1.05.
Quality below floor (1.3 < 4.0).
iQIYI, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 8.5). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
27 analysts cover IQ with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $2.
What does iQIYI, Inc. do?iQIYI, Inc. provides online entertainment video services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates a...
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.