Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

CN — Consumer Cyclical Sector
Peers: PDD  MELI  JD  SE  VIPS  JMIA  GLBE  ETSY 

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol BABA
  • Rev/Share 52.8229
  • Book/Share 58.9043
  • PB 1.9017
  • Debt/Equity 0.2313
  • CurrentRatio 1.4821
  • ROIC 0.0687

 

  • MktCap 1995380999572.765
  • FreeCF/Share 7.2247
  • PFCF 14.86
  • PE 15.7456
  • Debt/Assets 0.1248
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.1247

 

  • 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
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: Cloud Is Leading The Way For Margin Expansion
BABA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba Group Holding Limited's core China Commerce and Cloud businesses are accelerating, with Cloud revenue up 18% YoY and strong operating income growth. Management is prioritizing heavy reinvestment in Cloud and AI, sacrificing buybacks and short-term free cash flow for long-term leadership and scalability. International Commerce growth is slowing as Alibaba shifts focus to profitability over aggressive expansion, while losses in other segments are narrowing.

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PPI Declined More Than Expected
BABA, DE, WMT
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Aside from last weekend's suspended reciprocal tariffs between the U.S. and China, and Tuesday's Consumer Price Index (CPI), this morning brings us the biggest bang for the buck in terms of grist for the economic mill. Just like every Thursday morning, this includes Weekly Jobless Claims.

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Alibaba Misses Forecasts on Chinese Consumer Slowdown, Competition
BABA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Neutral

U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (BABA) sank Thursday after the e-commerce and cloud computing giant reported worse-than-anticipated results on slowing Chinese consumer spending and increased competition.

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Alibaba Group (BABA) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
BABA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA ) Q4 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 15, 2025 7:30 AM ET Company Participants Lydia Liu - Head of Investor Relations Eddie Wu - Chief Executive Officer Toby Xu - Chief Financial Officer Jiang Fan - Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba E-Commerce Business Group Conference Call Participants Gary Yu - Morgan Stanley Alex Yao - JPMorgan Ronald Keung - Goldman Sachs Kenneth Fong - UBS Joyce Ju - Bank of America Alicia Yap - Citigroup Operator Good day, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by.

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What Makes Alibaba (BABA) a Good Fit for 'Trend Investing'
BABA
Published: May 15, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba (BABA) made it through our "Recent Price Strength" screen and could be a great choice for investors looking to make a profit from stocks that are currently on the move.

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BABA vs. PDD: Which Chinese E-Commerce Giant is a Stronger Pick?
BABA, PDD
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba's AI-driven revival and cloud momentum make it the standout Chinese e-commerce play for 2025, offering better value and growth potential than rival PDD Holdings.

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Here's Why Alibaba (BABA) is a Strong Value Stock
BABA
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Wondering how to pick strong, market-beating stocks for your investment portfolio? Look no further than the Zacks Style Scores.

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Alibaba's 55% Rally Gets Goldman's $1 Billion Boost - Will Q4 Earnings Justify The Bet?
BABA
Published: May 14, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. BABA will report its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday before the market opens.

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US-China Talks Spark Optimism; Betting Markets See Recession Odds Drop
AMZN, BABA, PFE, SPY, TSLA
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

A surprising thaw in US-China trade relations sparked significant optimism on Wall Street Monday. This positive development, coupled with lower recession odds, sets up a bullish long-term outlook for investors.

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Alibaba: Why I Doubled Down Ahead Of Earnings
BABA
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Alibaba Group releases its first quarter earnings on Thursday May 15. The company faces relatively high expectations this time around, as it guided for accelerating revenue growth in its cloud segment. Still, I think the consensus revenue estimate is too low. It doesn't seem to account for the revenue impact of Alibaba Cloud's dominance in Chinese AI.

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Should You Add Alibaba Stock to Your Portfolio Ahead of Q4 Earnings?
BABA
Published: May 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

BABA's AI surge and cloud expansion signal strong Q4 outlook. With record investments and triple-digit AI growth, this undervalued tech giant offers compelling pre-earnings entry.

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3 Top Stock Picks Warren Buffett Would Approve Of
BABA, MO, NOC
Published: May 12, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Positive

It's officially an end of an era. Or it will be soon.

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BABA or GLBE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
BABA, GLBE
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Investors looking for stocks in the Internet - Commerce sector might want to consider either Alibaba (BABA) or Global-e Online Ltd. (GLBE). But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors?

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A 90-Day Tariff Pause Sends Alibaba Flying—BlackRock Was Ready
BABA
Published: May 12, 2025 by: MarketBeat
Sentiment: Negative

The stock market is often filled with noise and misleading signals that can lead investors to take risks based on shaky assumptions. But occasionally, a signal provides an early warning, giving attentive investors a chance to act before opportunities become widely recognized and priced in.When the biggest players in the industry decide to take on a view, investors can reverse engineer some of the reasoning behind these decisions, and land themselves with a great deal of upside on their hands to be placed in their portfolios for a much brighter future.

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Earnings Calendar: 7 Market-Moving Stocks Every Investor Should Watch Closely This Week
ACHR, BABA, CRWV, CSCO, JD, RGTI, WMT
Published: May 12, 2025 by: 24/7 Wall Street
Sentiment: Neutral

The bulk of earnings season is over, but there are still plenty of stocks to issue their quarterly results.

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2 China Stocks Cheering the Tariff Pause
BABA, JD
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Schaeffers Research
Sentiment: Positive

Stocks are soaring today , after the U.S. and China agreed to cut "reciprocal" tariffs by 115% for 90 days, with plans for further negotiations in the coming weeks.

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Michael Burry just made $1.2 million in two days
BABA
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Positive

Along with the many American stocks that rallied so much that the U.S. stock market added $2 trillion immediately upon the morning bell on May 12, 2025, the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) soared 6.52% in the first hour of the session.

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Surprise Breakthrough: US-China Talks Spark Market Rally
BABA, JD, MRK, MSFT, XBI
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

An unexpected thaw in US-China trade relations is sending US equity markets soaring this morning.

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Alibaba, Baidu, NIO and Other China Stocks Soar
BABA, BIDU, NIO
Published: May 12, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 3%, meaning it's now clawed back all its losses since "Liberation Day."

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Alibaba Q4 Preview: I'm Not Adding Before The Report
BABA
Published: May 09, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

I am assigning Alibaba Group a hold rating due to macroeconomic uncertainties and awaiting more clarity on the company's future performance. Analysts expect Q4 '25 revenues of $33.17B with non-GAAP EPS of $1.77, despite a historical trend of overestimation. Key focus areas include improved cost structure, divestments from non-core businesses, and potential growth in cloud, AI, and core e-commerce segments.

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
BABA
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Alibaba (BABA) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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Alibaba, Baidu Stocks Fall. Why China Stimulus and a Rate Cut Aren't Helping.
BABA, BIDU
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Negative

The measures are the first to be announced since President Donald Trump unveiled his sweeping tariffs in early April that put the levy on Chinese goods at more than 100%.

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Alibaba, RedNote in tie-up as China e-commerce competition intensifies
BABA
Published: May 07, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Neutral

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is partnering with popular content platform RedNote to allow users on RedNote to directly click on product links to shop on Alibaba's Taobao platform.

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Alibaba (BABA) Recently Broke Out Above the 50-Day Moving Average
BABA
Published: May 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Alibaba (BABA) is looking like an interesting pick from a technical perspective, as the company reached a key level of support. Recently, BABA broke out above the 50-day moving average, suggesting a short-term bullish trend.

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3 Stocks That Could Be Easy Wealth Builders
AI, BABA, SHOP
Published: May 06, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Contrary to a common assumption, making big investment gains doesn't necessarily require constant monitoring of your portfolio or taking on extreme risks. Scaling back your risk and dialing back your trading activity, in fact, could actually improve your overall performance.

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Wall Street Analysts Believe Alibaba (BABA) Could Rally 25.8%: Here's is How to Trade
BABA
Published: May 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

The mean of analysts' price targets for Alibaba (BABA) points to a 25.8% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.

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Is Alibaba (BABA) Stock Outpacing Its Retail-Wholesale Peers This Year?
BABA
Published: May 05, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Here is how Alibaba (BABA) and BJ's Restaurants (BJRI) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

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Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Alibaba (BABA): Should You Buy?
BABA
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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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Analysts see a 40% upside for Michael Burry's largest stock bet
BABA
Published: May 01, 2025 by: Finbold
Sentiment: Neutral

Michael Burry's biggest holding, e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), has lost some of its luster in April as the Liberation Day announcement led the stock to plunge more than 25% in a week.

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Alibaba FQ4 Preview: Options Are The Way To Play An Earnings Surprise
BABA
Published: April 30, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Negative

BABA stock is scheduled to release its FQ4 earnings report on May 15, 2025. I expect significant profit declines in BABA's FQ4 earnings due to the uncertainties from ongoing U.S.-China tariff disputes. Further, I believe the current implied volatilities underlying BABA's options underestimate such uncertainties.

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About Alibaba Group Holding Limited (BABA)

  • IPO Date 2014-09-19
  • Website https://www.alibabagroup.com
  • Industry Specialty Retail
  • CEO Mr. Yongming Wu
  • Employees 194320

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.