Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BABA
  • Rev/Share 51.2376
  • Book/Share 56.0592
  • PB 1.84
  • Debt/Equity 0.2459
  • CurrentRatio 1.5483
  • ROIC 0.079

 

  • MktCap 1823801641532.2231
  • FreeCF/Share 6.5209
  • PFCF 14.383
  • PE 14.2817
  • Debt/Assets 0.1376
  • DivYield 0.0341
  • ROE 0.1333

 

  • Rating A-
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade BABA Arete Buy Neutral -- $153 June 24, 2025
Upgrade BABA Bernstein Market Perform Outperform -- -- Feb. 25, 2025
Upgrade BABA Morgan Stanley Equal Weight Overweight $100 $180 Feb. 24, 2025
Upgrade BABA Macquarie Neutral Outperform -- $145 Oct. 7, 2024

News

Alibaba vs. JD.com: Which Chinese E-Commerce Stock Has Better Upside?
BABA, JD
Published: July 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BABA's AI transformation, cloud leadership create superior investment potential over JD's capital-heavy approach. Hold BABA for long-term upside in China's digital evolution.

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Can Alibaba's Data Center Expansion Capture the Growing AI Market?
BABA
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BABA ramps up global cloud investments with new data centers and aims to power AI growth across Southeast Asia and beyond.

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Alibaba: The Market Is Not Giving Enough Respect
BABA
Published: July 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba has arguably not gotten the respect it deserves as China's most significant e-commerce platform. While competition has intensified, Alibaba is still highly profitable. Alibaba is also making rapid gains in AI through its open-source model leadership.

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2 International Tech Stocks That Look Like Buys
BABA, TSM
Published: July 08, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

Without the leadership of the red-hot U.S. tech sector, the S&P probably wouldn't be making new highs right about now, especially as the tariff deadline looms while new tariff threats are made.

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Alibaba Stock Could Bounce Despite Trade Tensions
BABA
Published: July 07, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares are 2% lower to trade at $106.55 at last glance, sliding alongside the broader market amid tariff uncertainty.

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Alibaba Remains Heavily Discounted
BABA
Published: July 04, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba remains undervalued after strong year-over-year revenue and profit growth across most business segments, especially e-commerce and cloud computing. AI-driven innovation and expanding cloud services are fueling rapid growth, with AI product revenue seeing triple-digit increases for seven consecutive quarters. The company's balance sheet is robust, with significant net cash and investments, and shares trade at a steep discount to US tech peers like Amazon and Alphabet.

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
BABA
Published: July 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba (BABA) has received quite a bit of attention from Zacks.com users lately. Therefore, it is wise to be aware of the facts that can impact the stock's prospects.

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Alibaba Group Prices Offering of HK$12.023 Billion of Zero Coupon Exchangeable Bonds
BABA
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA and HKEX: 9988 (HKD Counter) and 89988 (RMB Counter), “Alibaba,” “Alibaba Group” or the “Company”) today announced the pricing of its private offering (the “Bond Offering”) of HK$12.023 billion aggregate principal amount of Zero Coupon Exchangeable Bonds due 2032 (the “Bonds”) by reference to the ordinary shares of Alibaba Health Information Technology Limited (“Alibaba Health”) that are listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong K.

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Alibaba Resharpens Focus on AI and eCommerce
BABA
Published: July 03, 2025 by: PYMNTS
Sentiment: Positive

In May 1999, a group of entrepreneurs launched an online B2B website called Alibaba.com, which operated out of a small apartment in Hangzhou, China. Its goal was to connect Chinese manufacturers and trading companies with overseas buyers.

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Alibaba: Apple Intelligence Partnership Is A Plus
AAPL, BABA
Published: July 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba's FQ4 results showed strong growth in Ali Cloud and CMR, with AI-related products continuing to drive momentum. The Qwen3 AI model update and Apple partnership are major catalysts, positioning Alibaba as a key player in China's on-device AI space. Despite growth catalysts, profit and revenue missed expectations, and margins remain under pressure.

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Alibaba (BABA) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
BABA
Published: July 02, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba (BABA) closed the most recent trading day at $110.71, moving 2.86% from the previous trading session.

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What Makes E-Commerce the Biggest Driver of Alibaba's Revenue Growth?
BABA
Published: June 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

E-commerce remains BABA's top growth driver, with Taobao, Tmall and global platforms fueling its strategy shift.

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Is Alibaba (BABA) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
BABA
Published: June 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

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Investors Heavily Search Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA): Here is What You Need to Know
BABA
Published: June 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba (BABA) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.

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Chinese Stocks and American Exchanges Head for a Breakup
BABA, BIDU, FXI, JD, KWEB, MCHI, PDD
Published: June 22, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Negative

A delisting push is adding to the unraveling of Wall Street's love affair with China Inc.

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Alibaba Cloud's Rapid Rise: Is AI Setting Up More Upside Ahead?
BABA
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BABA's cloud unit gains momentum as AI adoption accelerates across industries and fuels broader enterprise demand.

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Alibaba Talks To Bamboo Works On RedNote Partnership
BABA
Published: June 20, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Embedded links in recommendation notes on the popular lifestyle platform will take buyers directly to items for sale in Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao marketplaces

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Alibaba: AI Tiger Roars, Market Snores
BABA
Published: June 19, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Despite recent EPS/revenue misses, Alibaba's adjusted core growth (10% YoY revenue, 36% adj. EBITDA) and strategic AI investments, like MiniMax, signal a strong turnaround and long-term potential. Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group revenue accelerated to 18% YoY, with AI products showing triple-digit growth, indicating its past cloud growth concerns are now likely resolved. Strategic stakes in AI "tigers" like MiniMax (eyeing IPO) and a portfolio of 99 startups (3 unicorns, 4 IPOs) significantly broaden Alibaba's valuable asset base.

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Alibaba Call Options Surge, New Hopes of a Trade Deal?
BABA
Published: June 19, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral

Every investor in today's market has had to deal with the ongoing uncertainty that trade tariffs have brought on for the S&P 500 index and other specific stocks. Specifically, the retail sector has been handed the harshest environment for businesses to operate in, with uncertainty about whether previous inventory management measures will suffice for the months to come as cost and price uncertainty rise.

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Alibaba: Significantly Mispriced, This Cloud And AI Powerhouse Is A Buy
BABA
Published: June 18, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba is undervalued, trading at a forward P/E 22% below the sector median, despite delivering 55% returns and strong cloud/international growth. Cloud division revenue grew 18% in Q4 2025, outpacing Amazon and nearly matching Microsoft, with $53B earmarked for AI/cloud investment. International commerce is a key growth driver, with 22% revenue growth, while domestic e-commerce remains dominant but slower-growing.

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BABA Down 8% in a Month: Will Partnership With Apple Aid Recovery?
BABA
Published: June 17, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba faces regulatory headwinds despite Apple AI progress. Mixed Q4 results suggest holding existing positions or waiting for better entry points in fiscal 2026.

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Alibaba, PDD Stocks Climb As China's Retail Sector Gains Despite US Tariffs
BABA, PDD
Published: June 16, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA and PDD Holdings, Inc. PDD saw their shares rise on Monday after China reported a stronger-than-expected jump in retail sales.

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Alibaba's Dip Is a Gift—Here's the Price That Matters
BABA
Published: June 12, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Neutral

Any investor who has been exposed to Chinese stocks has likely noticed a decline in sleep quality over the past few months. These names have become so volatile lately because of the same driving factor across the S&P 500 and the overall technology sector today.

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Here is What to Know Beyond Why Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is a Trending Stock
BABA
Published: June 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Alibaba (BABA). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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Brokers Suggest Investing in Alibaba (BABA): Read This Before Placing a Bet
BABA
Published: June 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?

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Alibaba vs. Baidu: Which Chinese Internet Stock is a Better Bet?
BABA, BIDU
Published: June 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BABA's diversified growth, AI traction, and strong financials give it the edge over BIDU in China's tech rebound.

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Alibaba: A Tech And AI Giant Severely Mispriced As A Retailer
BABA
Published: June 05, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba's AI revenue grew triple-digits for 7 straight quarters, yet trades at just 11.6x P/E. Revenue growth jumped to 18% in Q4 from 13% in Q3, with 300M+ Qwen AI model downloads worldwide. With 33.5% market share, Alibaba dominates China's cloud market, now expanding AI into manufacturing, agriculture, and SMEs.

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4 Stocks From the Tech Industry of China to Keep an Eye On in 2H25
BABA, NTES, TCEHY, TSM
Published: June 04, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Given China's technological strength and resilience and with AI, EVs and AR leading the way, one can watch stocks like NTES, TSM, BABA and TCEHY.

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Alibaba: Strong Cloud And AI Progress Despite Poor Sentiment
BABA
Published: June 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba's recent earnings have dampened sentiment on Wall Street as the company missed both EPS and revenue estimates. However, there are several bright spots in the recent earnings numbers that can significantly improve the earnings trajectory of the company. The cloud business is showing a higher revenue growth trend with 18% YoY growth and 69% YoY improvement in EBITA.

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Where Will Alibaba Stock Be in 10 Years?
BABA
Published: June 02, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba (BABA 1.06%), the largest e-commerce and cloud company in China, went public at $68 per share on Sept. 18, 2014. It raised $25 billion, making it the largest IPO in history at the time, and it held that record until Saudi Aramco's $29.4 billion IPO in 2019.

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About Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

  • IPO Date 2014-09-19
  • Website https://www.alibabagroup.com
  • Industry Specialty Retail
  • CEO Yongming Wu
  • Employees 124320

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao and Tmall, which are digital retail platforms; Alimama, a proprietary monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT services; and hardware, software license, software installation, and application development and maintenance services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Quark, a platform for information search, storage, and consumption; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; Tmall Genie smart speaker; and Qwen, an artificial intelligence chatbot. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.