Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BIDU scored 11.3, OPRA scored 74.5 — OPRA leads.
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BIDU
Baidu, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
11.3
$85.33 · $29.0B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
63.2
OPRA leads
OPRA
Opera Limited
Internet Content & Information · Quality-Growth
74.5
$17.58 · $1.6B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthOPRA+27.9%
Strongest balance sheetOPRA0.01
Highest qualityOPRA69 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueOPRA-30%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
BIDU
stronger →← stronger
OPRA
29
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
69
14
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
95
6
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
63
OPRA is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BIDU
OPRA
-$2.1bF
FCF
$112mC
-3.0%D+
Rev
+27.9%A-
0.38B+
D/E
0.01A
1.5xB+
P/S
—
0.74A-
PEG
0.55A-
—
P/E
12.1xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
BIDU
OPRA
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
30% below
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~6%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
+11%
—
5-yr DCF upside
+43%
—
10-yr DCF upside
+108%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
BIDU
Why this score
Foreign reporter (CNY)
OPRA
Why this score
Cut its dividend
The companies
BIDUBaidu, Inc.
Internet Content & Information · $85.33 · beta 0.58
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $29.0b. Down 48% from 52-week high of $165.30 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.74 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 30 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $145.63 (implying +71% upside).
Moat
Higher-variance name — the moat signals on the quantitative card are modest, so the durability case rests on execution (turning current growth into durable earnings power) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than an entrenched competitive position.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$2.1b) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk. Down 48% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 4.3% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
OPRAOpera Limited
Internet Content & Information · $17.58 · beta 1.20
Why now
Internet Content & Information · market cap $1.6b. 15% off the 52-week high of $20.78. Revenue growing +28% — in hypergrowth territory. PEG 0.55 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 7 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $26.29 (implying +50% upside).
Moat
Net margin 18% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 11% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 104% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Dividend payout 86% of earnings on a 4.8% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where BIDU and OPRA diverge
On the headline score the gap is 63.2 points in favor of OPRA. The widest single difference is Growth, where OPRA leads by 81.3 points.
GrowthBIDU 14.1 · OPRA 95.4OPRA +81.3
ValueBIDU 6.5 · OPRA 63.0OPRA +56.5
QualityBIDU 28.8 · OPRA 68.9OPRA +40.1
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is OPRA or BIDU the better stock?
OPRA scores higher: OPRA 74.5, BIDU 11.3 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do OPRA and BIDU differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where OPRA leads by 81 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. OPRA leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are OPRA and BIDU scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.