Sohu.com Limited

NasdaqGS:SOHU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$410.1m

Sohu.com Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Sohu.com's CEO is Charles Zhang, appointed in Aug 1996, has a tenure of 29.75 years. directly owns 1.32% of the company’s shares, worth $5.41M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.8 years and 21 years respectively.

Key information

Charles Zhang

Chief executive officer

n/a

Total compensation

CEO salary percentagen/a
CEO tenure29.8yrs
CEO ownership1.3%
Management average tenure9.8yrs
Board average tenure21yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Apr 21

Sohu: The Market Is Ignoring The Cash And Mispricing Changyou

Summary Sohu.com remains deeply undervalued due to structural complexity, governance discount, and skepticism over cash mobility and media segment viability. Changyou, SOHU's gaming franchise, generated $236.8M operating profit in 2025, effectively funding the loss-making Sohu/media segment. With $830.7M in cash and short-term investments versus $358M in liabilities, SOHU has significant deployable capital for shareholder returns after conservative adjustments. A practical capital allocation could materially reduce share count and narrow the persistent valuation discount. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Jun 25

Sohu.com Limited's (NASDAQ:SOHU) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking After Shares Rocket 26%

Those holding Sohu.com Limited ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) shares would be relieved that the share price has rebounded 26% in the...
Analysis Article • Apr 09

Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) May Have Run Too Fast Too Soon With Recent 26% Price Plummet

Sohu.com Limited ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) shares have had a horrible month, losing 26% after a relatively good period...
Seeking Alpha • Feb 19

Sohu: Cash Cushion Fails To Mask Ad Slump And Gaming Woes

Summary Sohu's Q4 2024 results exceeded expectations, but Q1 2025 guidance is disappointing with declines in brand advertising and online gaming revenues, indicating macro challenges and platform relevancy issues. Despite strong cash reserves, Sohu's slow share buyback execution and lack of transformative capital deployment strategies could pressure share prices amid ongoing revenue declines. Valuing Sohu at cash implies a 100% upside, but stabilization and mid-single-digit revenue growth could yield a 130% upside, similar to domestic peers. Limited downside risk due to significant cash discount, but recommend avoiding new purchases; existing investors should hold due to potential upside from cash value. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article • Feb 11

Sohu.com Limited's (NASDAQ:SOHU) Share Price Is Matching Sentiment Around Its Revenues

Sohu.com Limited's ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x might make it look like a buy right now...
Seeking Alpha • Dec 17

Sohu: Bargain Price Looks More Like A Value Trap

Summary Sohu is still sitting on large gains for 2024, but the stock has declined in recent months after a strong rally. The bull case for Sohu has some compelling arguments in its corner, but there are also some arguments that go against it. Sohu has underperformed over the years, but the gaming industry is such that someone can always pull a rabbit out of a hat. Valuations are low, but Sohu needs to do more to show it can be profitable over the long haul, something it has yet to do. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Aug 30

Sohu Shows Modest Improvement

Summary Sohu shares are trading at a third below fair value. Sohu's Q2 results showed positive growth in total revenue, driven by an increase in online gaming segment revenue. Despite some positive changes, the company is still unprofitable. The company saw a significant increase in monthly active users of mobile gamers. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Seeking Alpha • Aug 08

Sohu.com reports Q2 earnings; issues Q3 guidance

Sohu.com press release (NASDAQ:SOHU): Q2 Non-GAAP EPADS of $0.36. Revenue of $194.78M (-4.7% Y/Y). GAAP and non-GAAP gross profit were both $133M, a decrease of 2% Y/Y and 3% Q/Q. For PC games, total average monthly active user accounts were 2.3M, an increase of 7% Y/Y and 13% Q/Q. For mobile games, total average MAU were 2.0M, an increase of 7% Y/Y and a decrease of 14% Q/Q. For the third quarter of 2022, Sohu estimates: Brand advertising revenues to be between $25 million and $28 million; this implies an annual decrease of 17% to 26%, and a sequential increase of nil to 12%. Online game revenues to be between US$138 million and US$148 million; this implies an annual decrease of 11% to 17%, and a sequential decrease of 6% to 12%. Non-GAAP net loss attributable to Sohu.com Limited to be between $35 million and $25 million; and GAAP net loss attributable to Sohu.com Limited to be between $38 million and $28 million.
Seeking Alpha • Jun 03

Sohu: A Stock For Value Investors

Sohu is a leading online media, video and game company based in Beijing, China. The company is active in three verticals: information, communication and entertainment. In 2021, Sohu recorded operating income of $97 million. Even during the recent challenging Q1 2022, the company managed to be profitable. With regards to the balance sheet, most notably, Sohu records more than $1.4 billion of cash and short-term investments and no financial debt. Based on fundamentals, I assign a BUY rating to Sohu stock and calculate a base-case price target of $19.95/share.
Analysis Article • Feb 10

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Sohu.com Limited...
Seeking Alpha • Nov 26

Sohu.Com: Not Acting In Best Interest Of Shareholders--Return Cash NOW!

Sohu's $100m buyback is inadequate and not in the best interest of the company or its shareholders. Sohu's market value trades at less than half its cash assets and the company is a net-net by a wide margin. Management's current cash utilization plan puts Sohu's cash position at risk of being squandered over time. Therefore, management should either substantially increase Sohu's buyback program or initiate a Dutch tender to unlock immediate, realizable value for its shareholders.
Analysis Article • Oct 12

Calculating The Fair Value Of Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU)

How far off is Sohu.com Limited ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) from its intrinsic value? Using the most recent financial data, we'll...
Seeking Alpha • Aug 10

Sohu Sets Stage For Potential NY Exit With Return To Profitability

Internet stalwart reports its third consecutive quarterly profit, paving the way for its first profitable year since 2015. Sohu’s sale of its underperforming Sogou search engine has allowed it to return to profitability after years of losses. The Sogou sale has halved Sohu’s revenue and could set the stage for a sale of the company or a management-led buyout and delisting from New York.
Analysis Article • Jun 29

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU)

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Sohu.com Limited ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) by projecting...
Analysis Article • Feb 07

What Does The Future Hold For Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates

The analysts covering Sohu.com Limited ( NASDAQ:SOHU ) delivered a dose of negativity to shareholders today, by making...
Analysis Article • Jan 29

An Intrinsic Calculation For Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) Suggests It's 31% Undervalued

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of Sohu.com Limited...
Analysis Article • Dec 25

When Will Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) Breakeven?

With the business potentially at an important milestone, we thought we'd take a closer look at Sohu.com Limited's...
Analysis Article • Nov 20

Is Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) Popular Amongst Institutions?

If you want to know who really controls Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU), then you'll have to look at the makeup of its...

CEO

Charles Zhang (61 yo)

29.8yrs
Tenure

Dr. Chaoyang Zhang, also known as Charles, Ph D., is Founder of Sohu.com Limited and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since August 1996 and served as its President from August 1996 to July...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chaoyang Zhang
Founder29.8yrsno data1.32%
$ 5.4m
Yanfeng Lv
Chief Financial Officer9.8yrsno data0.033%
$ 135.9k
Xuemei Zhang
Vice President of Operations & Human Resources9.3yrsno datano data
Linda Bergkamp
Investor Relations Professionalno datano datano data
Timothy Bancroft
Legal Counsel & Secretaryno datano datano data
Lili Cui
Vice President of Sales15.3yrsno datano data
Yi Zeng
Vice President of Marketing9.7yrsno datano data
Dewen Chen
Chief Executive Officer of Changyou.com Limitedno datano datano data
Eric Yuan
Director of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
Pu Huang
Investor Relations Officer - Chinano datano datano data
9.8yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: SOHU's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.8 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Chaoyang Zhang
Founder29.8yrsno data1.32%
$ 5.4m
Qin Huang
Director24.6yrsUS$110.00k0.29%
$ 1.2m
Shi Wang
Independent Director21yrsUS$110.00k0.13%
$ 536.9k
Daqing Qi
Independent Director21yrsUS$280.00k0%
$ 0
Zhonghan Deng
Independent Director19.1yrsUS$194.00k0.023%
$ 92.5k
De Yang
Independent Director9.1yrsno datano data
21.0yrs
Average Tenure
60yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: SOHU's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 21 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/07 13:32
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/07 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Sohu.com Limited is covered by 23 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alicia YapBarclays
Yanfang JiangBenchmark Company
Eddie LeungBofA Global Research