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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$109.28
+0.7%		$117.61
$91.99
▼
$192.67
$269.84B0.5112.17 million shs5.92 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$495.63
+0.6%		$455.85
$349.20
▼
$553.72
$3.66T1.1120.07 million shs14.51 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
+0.67%-3.38%-12.72%-3.04%-24.03%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
+0.65%-0.81%+0.65%+26.84%-0.95%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$109.28
+0.7%		$117.61
$91.99
▼
$192.67
$269.84B0.5112.17 million shs5.92 million shs
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$495.63
+0.6%		$455.85
$349.20
▼
$553.72
$3.66T1.1120.07 million shs14.51 million shs
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The Infrastructure's Backbone: 10 Stocks Powering the AI Buildout

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
+0.67%-3.38%-12.72%-3.04%-24.03%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
+0.65%-0.81%+0.65%+26.84%-0.95%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
2.86
Moderate Buy$187.4571.53% Upside
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.89
Moderate Buy$564.2713.85% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest BABA and MSFT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/10/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
9/7/2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
Sanford C. Bernstein logo
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Reiterated RatingOutperform$165.00
9/4/2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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DowngradeHold (C+) ➝ Hold (C)
9/4/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Stifel Nicolaus logo
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetHold$450.00 ➝ $530.00
9/3/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
KeyCorp logo
KeyCorp
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Reiterated RatingOverweight
9/1/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Bank of America Corporation logo
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy$500.00 ➝ $600.00
8/31/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingMarket Outperform
8/28/2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
Susquehanna logo
Susquehanna
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Boost Price TargetPositive$185.00 ➝ $190.00
8/27/2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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UpgradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)
8/24/2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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Reiterated RatingHold (C+)
8/21/2026
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$195.00 ➝ $200.00
(Data available from 9/12/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$148.40B1.83$6.12 per share17.85$67.58 per share1.62
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$331.84B11.09$22.68 per share21.85$59.58 per share8.32
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$15.02B$4.1326.4612.691.437.00%4.79%2.80%11/24/2026 (Estimated)
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$133.75B$17.9627.6021.381.5940.31%31.98%18.70%10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest BABA and MSFT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/14/2026Q1 2027
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$1.94$1.2560-$0.6840$0.54$39.52 billion$39.64 billion
8/14/2026Q1 2027
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$1.94$1.2560-$0.6840$0.54$39.52 billion$39.64 billion
7/29/2026Q4 2026
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$4.24$4.74+$0.50$4.81$87.62 billion$90.01 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
$1.030.94%N/A24.94%N/A
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.640.73%+10.21%20.27%23 Years
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
0.21
1.36
1.36
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.07
1.23
1.22

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
13.47%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
12.50%
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Alibaba Group Holding Limited stock logo
BABA
Alibaba Group
131,4622.49 billion2.17 billionOptionable
Microsoft Corporation stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
223,0007.43 billion7.42 billionOptionable

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Alibaba Group NYSE:BABA

$109.28 +0.72 (+0.67%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$109.07 -0.21 (-0.19%)
As of 09/11/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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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, a digital retail platform; Tmall, a third-party online and mobile commerce platform; Alimama, a 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; and Tmall Genie smart speaker. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

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Microsoft NASDAQ:MSFT

$495.63 +3.19 (+0.65%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$494.82 -0.81 (-0.16%)
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Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

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