Alibaba Group (BABA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate founded in 1999 in Hangzhou, China, by Jack Ma and a group of co‑founders. The company built its business around internet-based commerce and related services and has grown into one of the largest e-commerce and technology companies in the world. Alibaba completed a high‑profile initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange in 2014.

The company operates a portfolio of online marketplaces and platforms serving different customer segments: Alibaba.com for global and domestic B2B trade, Taobao for consumer-to-consumer shopping, and Tmall for brand and retailer storefronts targeted at Chinese consumers. Alibaba also runs logistics and supply-chain services through Cainiao, cloud-computing and data services via Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun), and a range of digital media, entertainment and local consumer services, which have included investments in food delivery, video platforms and grocery retail (for example, Freshippo/Hema). Financial technology services in the broader Alibaba ecosystem are provided by affiliated firms such as Ant Group, which originated from the Alipay payments business.

Alibaba serves primarily mainland China but has substantial international operations and investments, including cross-border wholesale trade worldwide, a presence in Southeast Asia through the Lazada platform, and cloud customers across the Asia‑Pacific, Europe and other regions. Leadership and corporate structure have evolved since the company’s founding; Jack Ma is the well‑known founder, and the group’s executive team has included senior executives who took on operational and governance roles as the company expanded. Alibaba remains diversified across retail, cloud computing, logistics and digital services, with significant strategic investments and partnerships globally.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $134.79 to $136.78
• 50-Day Range: $119.63 to $145.69
• 52-Week Range: $103.71 to $192.67
• Volume: 11.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $325.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.26
• Dividend Yield: 0.70%
• Price Target: $188.76
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alibaba Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alibaba Group scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 203 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Alibaba Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 16 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $188.76, representing about 39.2% upside from its current price of $135.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alibaba Group has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 41.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alibaba Group are expected to grow by 41.83% in the coming year, from $6.67 to $9.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 42.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.65.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 42.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 16.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alibaba Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Alibaba Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.01. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.86% of the float of Alibaba Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Alibaba Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.11.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alibaba Group has recently increased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alibaba Group has a dividend yield of 0.71%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Alibaba Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Alibaba Group is 15.60%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Alibaba Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.04% next year. This indicates that Alibaba Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Alibaba Group has a news sentiment score of 0.63. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 125 news articles for Alibaba Group this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

118 people have searched for BABA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

49 people have added Alibaba Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alibaba Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.50% of the stock of Alibaba Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

13.47% of the stock of Alibaba Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/31/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Record date for 7/13 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/13 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: INTERNET COMMERCE
• Sub-Industry: Business Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BABA
• CIK: 1577552
• Web: www.alibabagroup.com
• Phone: 8657185022088
• Fax: 86-571-8526-9066
• Employees: 124,320
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alibaba Group: $188.76
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.33
• P/E Growth: 2.31
• Net Income: $15.02 billion
• Net Margins: 10.31%
• Pretax Margin: 12.64%
• Return on Equity: 4.76%
• Return on Assets: 2.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.28
• Quick Ratio: 1.33

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $148.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: $3.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 37.61
• Book Value: $67.58 per share
• Price / Book: 2.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,399,050,000
• Free Float: 2,099,170,000
• Market Cap: $325.27 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.50