Short Interest in Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU) Decreases By 17.6%

Sohu.com Inc. (NASDAQ:SOHU) saw a significant decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 170,539 shares, a decline of 17.6% from the December 15th total of 206,876 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 39,984 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 39,984 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company’s stock are sold short.

More Sohu.com News

Here are the key news stories impacting Sohu.com this week:

• Positive Sentiment: High-volume, timely content across categories (weather, sports, local TV/newscast, entertainment) can boost daily traffic and ad revenues — recent posts include local weather coverage and a new 9 p.m. newscast feature that attract repeat visitors. KDSM FOX 17’s New 9 p.m. Newscast
• Positive Sentiment: Sports and live-event coverage (e.g., Copa del Rey, U23 Asian Cup, Serie A recaps, baseball scouting) are perennial traffic drivers and help monetize video/preview content. Barcelona Advances in Copa del Rey
• Neutral Sentiment: Entertainment and culture pieces (celebrity premieres, film/TV profiles, music releases) maintain engagement but typically have modest short-term impact on revenues. Examples include premieres and actor retrospectives. Teyana Taylor at ‘The Rip’ Premiere
• Neutral Sentiment: Weather and breaking local reports (snow in coastal Alabama, heavy fog/air quality alerts) generate spikes in pageviews for a short period; useful operationally but transient. Snow Returns to Coastal Alabama
• Negative Sentiment: Broader tech/legal headlines such as the xAI lawsuit (alleged sexual images) create negative sentiment in the AI/tech ad ecosystem and could temper advertiser demand or programmatic CPMs if concerns spread — Sohu is not a party but could feel macro ad-market pressure. xAI Sued by Mother of Elon Musk’s Child
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro market signals (reported strong results from large banks like Morgan Stanley) can move risk appetite and small-cap Chinese media names; these are indirect and mixed for Sohu. Morgan Stanley Reports Q4 Earnings

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Sohu.com

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Sohu.com by 75.9% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,993 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 860 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC increased its holdings in Sohu.com by 369.9% in the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 2,016 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 1,587 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its stake in Sohu.com by 180.2% in the 2nd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 4,383 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 2,819 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in Sohu.com by 11.1% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 36,353 shares of the information services provider’s stock valued at $484,000 after purchasing an additional 3,641 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in Sohu.com by 21.9% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 21,148 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 3,794 shares during the period. 33.02% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on SOHU shares. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Sohu.com in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Sohu.com from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Sohu.com in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Sohu.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Sohu.com currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $20.00.

Sohu.com Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of SOHU opened at $16.46 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $15.48 and a 200 day moving average of $15.28. The company has a market capitalization of $494.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 0.42. Sohu.com has a 12 month low of $7.79 and a 12 month high of $17.25.

Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 17th. The information services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $180.16 million during the quarter. Sohu.com had a negative return on equity of 4.20% and a net margin of 25.92%.During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.52) EPS.

About Sohu.com

Sohu.com Inc (NASDAQ: SOHU) is a Beijing-based technology and media company that operates one of China’s earliest and most comprehensive online portals. Established in 1996 by Charles Zhang, the company provides a diverse array of internet services including news, entertainment, video streaming and UGC (user-generated content) platforms. Over the years, Sohu.com has expanded its content offerings to cover topics such as finance, sports, automotive news and lifestyle, catering primarily to users across Mainland China.

In addition to its content portal, Sohu.com is active in the online advertising market, leveraging its high-traffic websites and mobile apps to deliver targeted ads for brand marketers.