12 Best Metaverse Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

8. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU)

Stock Upside Potential: 39.95%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 57

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is one of the best metaverse stocks to buy according to analysts. On March 11, Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) launched DuClaw, a new zero-deployment service that enables users to access the OpenClaw agent platform.

The service comes with pre-built Baidu skills, including Baidu Search, Baidu Baike, and Baidu Scholar. Its ultimate goal is to make advanced artificial intelligence tools accessible to users with minimal setup. It also lowers the barrier to entry for exploring and experimenting with AI agents, and comes with multiple mainstream foundations, allowing users to select models that fit their needs. Its launch marks a significant milestone in Baidu’s bid to simplify access to AI agent technology.

In February, Baidu Cloud unveiled the Rapid Deployment Solution, which allows developers to deploy OpenClaw via a visual configuration interface. DuClaw is poised to advance this feature by eliminating the deployment process, as it does not require a cloud server or a manual API key configurator. Users can start it directly from a web browser.

Earlier on March 5, analysts at Barclays reiterated an Equalweight rating on Baidu but cut the price target to $128 from $147. The new price target accounts for the diverging trends between the company’s growing AI-related revenues and declining legacy revenues.

Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU) is a technology company transforming into a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, focusing on mobile ecosystems, cloud services, and autonomous driving. It’s also building the infrastructure for the Chinese metaverse, primarily through its “XiRang” (Land of Hope) platform.