Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for IQ in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
This week's news around iQIYI centers on AI-driven content initiatives and holiday viewership data, alongside continued analyst coverage. The company unveiled a hybrid AI multi-season drama, "Immortals Over Mortal Love," with its first season planned for Q4 2026, as part of a broader AI strategy following a 5% year-over-year revenue decline in Q2 2026. Separately, its AIGC series "The Ferry Man" surpassed RMB 8 million in revenue-sharing, with shares moving on both the upside and downside around that news. A National Day Holiday snapshot also showed daily viewing time up over 12%, with big screens taking nearly 60% share. Analyst coverage during the week kept ratings at Hold.
Shares closed at $1.02, below both the 50-day average of $1.07 and the 200-day average of $1.33, with the 50-day sitting below the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 58.3, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price sits 39.6% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $1.69.
Looking ahead, the next earnings report is scheduled for 17 November 2026, before the open, which falls outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in their respective windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -3.4% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the consensus price target of $1.34 from covering analysts.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
iQIYI scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $1.02 is below the 50-day ($1.07) and 200-day ($1.33) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart58.3, Neutral
Reading 58.3 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex39.6% below
Price is 39.6% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 36 days
Next report Nov 17, 2026, 36 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings−3.4% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −3.4% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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iQIYI closed at $1.02 on Oct 12, 2026, −56.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $0.86 to $2.37.
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iQIYI provides online entertainment to audiences across China, with a reach that spans internet video, online gaming, live streaming, digital literature, animation, e-commerce and a social media platform. At the heart of its business is a video platform that brings together licensed content from outside professional creators alongside shows and films made in-house. The company is particularly recognized for this video offering, which forms the backbone of its wider entertainment ecosystem.
Money comes in through several channels, including paid memberships, the licensing and distribution of content, and advertising sold against its programming. Within its lineup, iQIYI Show lets viewers watch and interact with hosts and public figures in real time, while iQIYI Lite gives users a simplified viewing experience built around personalized recommendations. The company also works in talent management and intellectual property licensing, and continues building out a separate app focused on video community features.
iQIYI began as Qiyi.com, Inc. in 2009 and took on its current name in November 2017. It is based in Beijing, China, and functions as a subsidiary of Baidu Holdings Limited. Its shares trade under the ticker IQ.
iQIYI’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 58.3, in the Neutral zone, down 1 point over five sessions.
Down 1 point over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 87 | −0.3% | +3.7% | ||
| Accumulation | 271 | −0.4% | −2.3% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 241 | −1.1% | −7.4% | ||
| Distribution | 36 | −1.0% | +3.7% | ||
| Selling | 0 | Not available | |||
Average IQ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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iQIYI trades 39.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $1.69, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what iQIYI shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$1.69
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
39.6% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 29.0% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for iQIYI, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for IQ in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in IQ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
iQIYI reports on Nov 17, 2026, before the open (36 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Nov 17, 2026
Expected before the open, 36 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | −$0.03 est −$0.04 | $925.3M est $933.5M | −15.0% |
| May 18, 2026 | −$0.24 est −$0.22 | $902.3M est $903.0M | −4.3% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.11 est $0.06 | $971.3M est $967.4M | −9.6% |
| Nov 18, 2025 | −$0.26 est −$0.27 | $938.5M est $950.0M | +9.3% |
| Aug 20, 2025 | $0.02 est −$0.03 | $924.3M est $918.6M | +3.1% |
| May 21, 2025 | $0.19 est $0.14 | $987.0M est $1.00B | −9.1% |
| Feb 18, 2025 | −$0.06 est −$0.04 | — | −4.7% |
| Nov 21, 2024 | $0.50 est $0.39 | $1.03B est $946.0M | −10.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for iQIYI is $1.34, +31.4% from the last close, from 4 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 4 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24 | J.P. Morgan | $1.20 | +17.6% |
| Aug 20 | Goldman Sachs | $1.40 | +37.3% |
| Aug 20 | Goldman Sachs | $1.40 | +37.3% |
| Aug 20 | J.P. Morgan | $1.20 | +17.6% |
| Aug 20 | J.P. Morgan | $1.20 | +17.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, iQIYI averaged −3.4% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −5.5% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −3.8% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | −3.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | −6.0% | 1 of 5 |
For scale, IQ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 12.2%.
iQIYI’s market cap is $983.6M and revenue of $25.99B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of iQIYI this week reads negative: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 3 negative headlines.
iQIYI’s market cap is $983.6M at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $1.02, with 530.6M shares outstanding.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for iQIYI is $1.34, +31.4% from the last close. Of the 4 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate iQIYI is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $1.02 is 39.6% below Gekko Fair Value of $1.69. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
iQIYI is expected to report on Nov 17, 2026, before the market opens (36 days away). Analysts expect earnings of −$0.01 per share on revenue of $911.3M. iQIYI beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.2% on average across the report.
iQIYI’s 52-week high is $2.37 and its 52-week low is $0.86; it closed at $1.02 on Oct 12, 2026, −56.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $10.37 on Oct 22, 2021.
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 2 as headwinds (trend and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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