Alibaba Group (BABA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is a global technology and commerce company founded in 1999 by Jack Ma and a group of co-founders. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China, the company operates a broad ecosystem of businesses serving consumers, merchants, brands and enterprises.

Its core businesses include online and mobile commerce platforms such as Taobao and Tmall in China, as well as international marketplaces including AliExpress and Lazada. Alibaba also provides wholesale commerce, cross-border retail, logistics through Cainiao, local consumer services, digital media and entertainment, and other consumer-focused technology services.

Alibaba Cloud provides cloud computing, data storage, artificial intelligence and related technology solutions to businesses and organizations. Through its various platforms and services, the company serves customers and merchants in China and international markets across Asia, Europe, the Americas and other regions.

Alibaba is led by Chairman Joe Tsai and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Wu. Its American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BABA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $109.45 to $111.69
• 50-Day Range: $96.25 to $132.50
• 52-Week Range: $91.99 to $192.67
• Volume: 5.86 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.02 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $272.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.56
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: $187.45
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Alibaba Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Alibaba Group scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 30th out of 482 stocks in the consumer discretionary 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 2.86, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $187.45, representing about 70.8% upside from its current price of $109.76.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Alibaba Group has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 46.43%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Alibaba Group are expected to grow by 46.43% in the coming year, from $5.88 to $8.61 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 26.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.11.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 26.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Alibaba Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.07. 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 1.62. 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

2.00% 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 4.61.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Alibaba Group has recently increased by 0.34%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Alibaba Group has a dividend yield of 0.91%, 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 24.94%. 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 11.96% next year. This indicates that Alibaba Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Alibaba Group has a news sentiment score of 0.26. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.70 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 50 news articles for Alibaba Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

78 people have searched for BABA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 24% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

40 people have added Alibaba Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Alibaba Group in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Alibaba Group insiders have sold 363.55% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $15,272,800.00 in company stock and sold $70,796,370.00 in 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

• Record date for 7/13 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/13 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/13/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Broadline Retail
• Sub-Industry: Broadline Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BABA
• CIK: 1577552
• Web: www.alibabagroup.com
• Phone: 8657185022088
• Fax: 86-571-8526-9066
• Employees: 131,462
• Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Alibaba Group: $187.45
• High Price Target: $225.00
• Low Price Target: $135.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +70.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.13
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.67
• P/E Growth: 2.07
• Net Income: $15.02 billion
• Net Margins: 7.00%
• Pretax Margin: 7.81%
• Return on Equity: 4.79%
• Return on Assets: 2.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.36
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $148.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.84
• Cash Flow: $5.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 18.62
• Book Value: $67.58 per share
• Price / Book: 1.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,485,620,000
• Free Float: 2,174,921,000
• Market Cap: $272.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.51