When Chinese tech giant Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU) spun off its video streaming subsidiary iQiyi (NASDAQ: IQ) in a March 2018 IPO, many pundits dubbed it the "Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) of China."
But after two and a half years, iQiyi's stock is only trading about 20% above its IPO price, while Netflix's stock has risen by about 35% during the same period. Let's consider why iQiyi might be underperforming Netflix, and whether it could catch up in the future.
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