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SOHU

๐Ÿ’ป Technology

Sohu.com Limited

Conservative #1162Aggressive #1272Moderate RiskFโ†‘ 30pt
$16.71-1.07%
Day High$16.71
Day Low$16.50
Volume0.0M
Mkt Cap$502M
52W Low $852W High $17
Market Cap
$499M
P/E Ratio
1.1
Sector avg: 49.8
Rev Growth
-2.1%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
494.1%
Profit Margin
67.4%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
N/A

Why This Score

SOHU scores 26.4 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Strong profitability: ROE of 35.2% exceeds the 15% quality threshold.
  • High net margin of 67.4%, indicating pricing power and operational efficiency.
  • Attractively valued at 1.1x earnings, below the market average.
  • Minimal leverage (D/E 0.00) provides financial flexibility and downside protection.
  • Positive but moderate momentum (25%) โ€” steady appreciation without overheating.
Risk Factors
  • Liquidity concern: Limited trading volume or float results in a 25-point penalty for execution risk.
  • Above-average volatility (12.1%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Net penalties of -44.7 points significantly impact the ranking. Without these adjustments, SOHU would rank considerably higher.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score26.4
Fundamental Score65.2
ML Score57.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
42.1
6 Month
47.1
Primary
1 Year
49.6

Quality Assessment

B
Quality Grade
Good quality โ€” solid metrics, minor concerns possible
1 quality flag detected โ€” see details below. These penalties are already factored into the final score.
Quality Flags
P/E of 1.1x with operating margin of -9.7% โ€” P/E is likely distorted by one-time earnings
Country Risk:
Score penalty of points applied for domicile risk

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
medium

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
59
Neutral
Analyst (6.4%)
56
Neutral
Tradability (post-hoc)
0
Grade Fvery low volume, very low dollar volume
Base
26.5
SHAP
+3.0
Factors
+0.7
Conviction
-3.8
Final
26.4
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Factor Breakdown

68AVG
Value98
Quality64
Growth68
Stability75
Investment37

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)74.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)71.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)79.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
-1.9% to +2.1%
Medium-term
-2.5% to +3.6%
Long-term
-3.1% to +5.1%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs โ†’ ML Score: 57

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score55.6/100
Target Upside+22.1%
Coverage18 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score58.5/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 โ€” Advancing
12M Momentum+0.2%
6M Momentum+0.0%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration+24.4%
Momentum ConsistencyWeak (0.00)
Relative Strength vs Sector+20.9%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Moderate (2.0)
Momentum Quality+0.187
Momentum BreadthBroad โœ“
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
14%
Low risk
Sector RevGr Rank
P15
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P100
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P17
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.3ฯƒ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
YES
Below-sector growth + cheap PE

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 65 relative to sector peers65/100
Machine learning ensemble ranks this stock at the 57th percentileP57
Blended score: 80% fundamental (65) + 20% ML (57) = 63.663.6
Risk assessment: low. Low vol 0.1%; Drawdown 24% โ†’ 0.0ptLow
Earnings quality grade B: adequate earnings quality with minor concerns. Score adjusted by 0 pointsGrade B
SHAP feature alignment: +3.0pt (features align with model priorities)SHAP
Conviction adj: -3.8pt (conviction=N/A)Conviction
Risk Factors
Quality concern: P/E of 1.1x with operating margin of -9.7% โ€” P/E is likely distorted by one-time earningsFlag
Country risk: China (12pt penalty, source: data_provider)Country
Liquidity penalty: -25.0pt (grade F)Liquidity

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology โ€” Rank #257 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
SOHU26.41.1-2.1%67.4%$499M
MPWR85.191.721.2%81.0%$56.6B
ZM84.518.03.1%21.7%$22.4B
NVDA80.745.2114.2%55.8%$4.6T
CRUS80.319.16.0%17.5%$7.3B
CSCO78.027.65.3%18.0%$311.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$566.0B
RMBS77.748.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
IDCC77.731.8-4.0%48.8%$9.6B
ADI75.674.116.9%20.6%$173.8B
FSLR75.317.326.7%30.7%$22.3B
SIMO74.59.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
AAPL74.433.16.4%27.0%$4.0T
DBX74.013.91.9%17.7%$6.7B
LRCX73.948.323.7%29.1%$295.9B
TER73.790.95.4%19.2%$53.1B
Sector Average48.149.814.8%-110.0%โ€”

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Hold18 analysts
Buy: 6Hold: 10Sell: 2
Price Target
$20consensus
Low $20Median $20High $20
+19.7% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

Sohu.com Limited provides online media, video, and game products and services on PCs and mobile devices in China. The company offers online news, information, and content services through the mobile phone application Sohu News APP, mobile portal m.sohu.com, and www.sohu.com for PCs; and online video content and services through mobile phone application Sohu Video APP and tv.sohu.com, and ifox, a PC video application. The company is also involved in the development, operation, and licensing of online games for PCs and mobile devices, which include massive multiplayer online role-playing games, and casual and strategy games. In addition, it operates focus.cn, which provides online real estate information and services; and 17173.com website, which provides news, electronic forums, online videos, and other online game information services to game players, as well as offers mobile game distribution services. Further, the company provides paid subscription services, interactive broadcasting services, and sub-licensing of purchased video content to third parties. Sohu.com Limited was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

CEO
Chaoyang Zhang
Employees
4,300
Beta
0.46
Industry
Electronic Gaming & Multimedia
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
60.3
Neutral
Trend
Bullish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-3.4%
High: $17.3
From 52W Low
+114.5%
Low: $7.79
Moving Averages
10-Day
$16.30
Above
20-Day
$16.40
Above
50-Day
$16.20
Above
200-Day
$14.70
Above
60-Day Support
$14.33
60-Day Resistance
$17.3
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 โ€” AdvancingScore: 77/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+13.7%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
+8.6%
Rising
Volume Ratio
0.71x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
100
Confidence: 90%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025
Revenue$143M$180M$127M$136M
Gross Profit$108M$145M$98M$102M
Operating Income$-29M$14M$-22M$-19M
Net Income$224M$9M$-20M$182M
EPS (Diluted)$8.41$0.32$-0.70$6.07
Gross Margin75.3%80.6%77.6%75.6%
Operating Margin-20.4%7.5%-17.7%-14.0%
Net Margin157.0%4.8%-15.9%134.3%

Why This Stock

TechnologyP/E ratio of 1.1Profit margin 67.4%Earnings quality grade FValuation below sector median (P/E 1.1)

Tradability FilterGrade F โ€” 0/100Score impact: -42.7pt

Low Tradability Warning

This stock has limited trading volume and/or float. Institutional investors may face difficulty entering or exiting positions without significant price impact. A post-hoc penalty has been applied to the composite score (this is not a backtested model factor โ€” it is a practical tradability overlay).

Volume
0
43K avg/day
Dollar Vol
0
$694K/day
Float
0
0K shares
Mkt Cap
0
$499M
Range
0
122% spread
Composite Liquidity Score0/100
FDCBA
very low volumevery low dollar volumesmall cap

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$14.64$24.9952.2%Wide
2022$12.87$20.0243.5%Wide
2023$7.80$17.2575.4%Wide
2024$8.79$17.2464.9%Wide
2025$7.79$16.4571.5%Wide
3-Year Range
75.6%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
slight revenue decline

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
0.0%
Outstanding Shares
0M
Bid-Ask Spread
122.0%
Institutional Tradable
No

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.