Top 5 China Stocks To Buy And Watch: 3 Internet Giants Are Actionable

China is the world’s No. 2 economy and home to dozens of companies that trade in the U.S. Right now, Pinduoduo parent PDD Holdings (PDD), Baidu (BIDU), Trip.com (TCOM), Tencent Holdings (TCEHY) and NetEase (NTES) are China stocks worth watching or potentially buying.

It’s been a tough couple of years for Chinese stocks. The Covid pandemic, and Beijing’s zero-Covid policy, have slammed the economy. Meanwhile, regulatory crackdowns vs. technology and data-centric firms such as Alibaba (BABA), Tencent (TCEHY) and NetEase (NTES) have been a major headwind. The tech crackdown seems to have eased. But Covid restrictions have largely been rolled back, raising hopes for stronger growth as 2023 goes on.

U.S. tensions are a concern. In recent months, the White House has barred shipments of key chip technology to China, adding to tariffs and other curbs on Chinese goods.

While the current top China stocks to buy or watch are dominated by e-commerce plays, don’t forget EV startups such as Nio (NIO) and Li Auto (LI). Like global giant BYD (BYDDF), all are taking on Tesla (TSLA) in the world’s largest EV market.

Tencent, NetEase and search-and-AI specialist Baidu (BIDU) are other internet giants to follow.

Top Chinese Stocks To Buy Or Watch

Company
Ticker
Industry Group
Composite Rating

Tencent Holdings
TCEHY
Internet-Content
N.A.

Trip.com
TCOM
Leisure-Travel booking
97

Baidu
BIDU
Internet-Content
93

NetEase
NTES
Computer Software-Gaming
87

PDD Holdings
PDD
Retail-Internet
92

Tencent Stock

Tencent is China’s messaging and gaming giant, with major payments exposure and with key holdings in an array of Chinese companies, including JD.com.

Tencent earnings unexpectedly rose in Q4, the internet giant reported March 22, with revenue edging up 1%. Earnings had declined for the prior four quarters, and revenue for the previous two, as a big crackdown on internet platforms and new mobile games took a toll.

Tencent hiked its dividend by 50% following Q4 results.

Shares hit 52.88 on Jan. 27 and pulled back. TECHY stock has a new consolidation with a 52.98 buy point. The internet giant has moved back above its 50-day line, offering an early entry.

Tencent stock is listed in Hong Kong and trades over the counter in the U.S.

Bottom line: Tencent stock is a buy.

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Trip.com Stock

Trip.com is a Chinese online travel firm, with operations in various countries.

It’s one of the biggest beneficiaries of China’s reopening, with millions of people eager to travel within China and beyond.

Trip.com earnings rose 38% vs. a year earlier, defying views for a loss. Revenue fell 1%, also topping views. The company was bullish on travel, with analysts expected hot growth in 2023-2024.

Trip.com stock more than doubled from the October low of 19.25 to the Jan. 27 peak of 40.17.

A new flat base has formed with a 40.27 buy point. Shares are just below their 50-day line. A decisive move above the March 23 high of 38.57 would offer an early entry.

Bottom line: TCOM stock isn’t a buy.

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Baidu Stock

China’s search giant is aggressively expanding in artificial intelligence and self-driving. On March 16, Baidu unveiled its Ernie chatbot. On May 17, Baidu got the first-ever license to offer fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Beijing, with no safety driver.

Baidu’s joint venture with auto giant Geely will release a self-driving car later this year.

Baidu earnings rose 21% in Q4, following a 4% gain in Q3 and a 1% dip in Q2. Revenue has fallen vs. year earlier for three straight quarters.

Baidu stock more than doubled from its October low to its Feb. 7 high of 160.88. Shares have consolidated, forging a new base with a 160.98 buy point.

BIDU stock rebounded from its 200-day line on March 16, then gapped above its 50-day on March 17. Shares have crossed a down-sloping trendline early entry and topped the 155 level, both offering early entries.

The RS line for Baidu is at a 52-week high on a weekly chart.

Bottom line: BIDU stock is a buy.

Pinduoduo Stock

PDD Holdings, the parent company of Pinduoduo, is the No. 3 e-commerce player in China, after Alibaba and JD.com. But it’s outperformed its larger rivals in recent months, with its bargain focus appealing to consumers in a tough economy.

One concern is that PDD stock has performed much better vs. larger rivals Alibaba (BABA) and JD.com (JD).

PDD Holdings is expanding overseas, splashing out on a Super Bowl ad to tout its U.S. e-commerce site Temu, which is gaining steam.

On March 20, PDD reported slowing-but-strong fourth-quarter growth. However, results fell short of analyst estimates for EPS and revenue.

PDD stock peaked at 212.60 in February 2021 then crashed to 23.21 on March 15, 2022. But since then, Pinduoduo stock has trended higher, in a volatile fashion.

PDD stock gapped out of a 47%-deep base on Nov. 28 following earnings. Shares kept running higher before pulling back in late January.

PDD has a new consolidation with 106.48 buy point.

But shares plunged on the disappointing earnings, falling down toward the 200-day line. PDD stock needs to rebound and get back above the 50-day line.

Bottom line: PDD stock is not a buy.

NetEase Stock

NetEase is a China mobile gaming giant.

Q4 EPS fell 32% vs. a year earlier, while revenue dipped 4%.

After running from 53.09 in late October to 93.19 in late January,

NTES stock has forged an 18%-deep consolidation, mostly above the 50-day and 200-day lines, with a 93.29 buy point. Shares gapped above the 50-day line on March 23 and breaking a trendline, perhaps in reaction to gaming giant Tencent’s earnings. That’s offering an early entry.

Investors also could wait to see if NTES stock pauses and forges a handle.

Bottom line: NTES stock is a buy.

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