NYSE:BABA

Alibaba Group - BABA Stock Forecast, Price & News

$79.99

+0.93 (+1.18%)

(As of 09/30/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $78.65
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$81.78
50-Day Range: $77.87
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$102.78
52-Week Range: $73.28
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$182.09

Volume: 17.12 million shs
Average Volume: 15.61 million shs
Market Capitalization: $211.82 billion

P/E Ratio: 44.44
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $166.53

Alibaba Group MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy
2.91 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 104.3% Upside
$163.42 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.09% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.04
Based on 19 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.23%
From $6.32 to $7.03 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.45 out of 5 stars

Retail/Wholesale Sector

93rd out of 216 stocks

Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified Industry

34th out of 102 stocks

4.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Alibaba Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 19 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $163.42, Alibaba Group has a forecasted upside of 104.3% from its current price of $79.99.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Alibaba Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.09% 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 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Alibaba Group has recently increased by 2.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Alibaba Group does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Alibaba Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for BABA.

1.1

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Alibaba Group has a news sentiment score of 0.04. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Alibaba Group this week, compared to 28 articles on an average week.
Social Mentions This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 5 reddit mentions for Alibaba Group this week, compared to 36 mentions on an average week.
Search Interest
Only 154 people have searched for BABA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -46% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 70 people have added Alibaba Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -32% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.8

Company Ownership

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
Only 14.81% of the stock of Alibaba Group is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Alibaba Group are expected to grow by 11.23% in the coming year, from $6.32 to $7.03 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 44.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 117.84.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Alibaba Group is 44.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 30.78.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Alibaba Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.33. 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 1.28. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Stock

Alibaba Group Holding Limited is an eCommerce and Internet technology giant headquartered in the People's Republic of China. Its core platform, Alibaba.com, is the world’s 3rd largest eCommerce platform by sales. The company, through its vast network of subsidiary companies, provides the infrastructure and marketing to help merchants of all sizes develop their brands and to connect with customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company also aids other businesses with a vast array of digital and logistical solutions with a reach that spans the globe.

Alibaba was co-founded by Jack Ma in 1999 when it became clear the Internet and digitization were the future of commerce. Mr. Ma is a billionaire investor, businessman, and philanthropist who believes in an open and free-market economy. The company went public in September 2014 with an IPO on the NYSE. The IPO set a record with its valuation of $25 billion and the company is now worth more than $225 billion and ranked among the 10 most valuable companies by market cap. Alibaba is also ranked 5th largest globally in regards to its work in AI, and it owns the world's largest B2B, B2C, and C2C eCommerce portals. In 2022, Alibaba’s Singles Day event brought in $139 billion to set a new one-day record.

The principal purpose of Alibaba Group Holding Limited is to open the Chinese market and connect it to the world. The company operates through seven segments including China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others.

The company’s eCommerce platforms include Taobao Marketplace, Tmall, Alimama, 1688.com, Alibaba.com, Aliexpress, Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz. Taobao Marketplace is a social-media eCommerce platform while Alimama is a monetization platform for entrepreneurs. 1688.com and Alibaba.com are wholesale marketplaces where individuals and businesses can connect with bulk items and the remainder are eCommerce retail platforms and search engines targeting specific markets. In addition, the company also operated a retail chain called Freshippo and Tmall Global which is an import platform for eCommerce.

Other digital services provided by Alibaba include Taoxianda, which is a digital integration service for FMCG goods and grocery retailers, and Cainiao Network which is a logistical services platform complemented by Ele.me, a delivery and services platform.

Alibaba also supports the infrastructure of the Internet with a range of products and services that include computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT connectivity. This segment includes a suite of cloud-based services such as Alibaba Pictures and content platforms that provide streaming media.

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BABA Stock News Headlines

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September 30, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

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September 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 30, 2022 | msn.com

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September 30, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Cut Alibaba Target on Revenue Concerns

September 29, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

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September 29, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 28, 2022 | msn.com

Alibaba, HSBC, Baidu lead Hong Kong stock rebound after China defends yuan and global stocks halt slump

September 28, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 28, 2022 | msn.com

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September 27, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 26, 2022 | benzinga.com

Alibaba Affiliate Becomes Instrumental In South Korea's Digital Wallet Push

September 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors Appear Satisfied With Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) Prospects

September 23, 2022 | marketwatch.com

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September 23, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

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September 22, 2022 | msn.com

Alibaba Stock Slides Amid Investor Fear, Impending Rate Hikes: Keep An Eye On This Pattern

September 22, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Alibaba Cloud Goes Aggressive On Overseas Collaboration

September 22, 2022 | msn.com

Alibaba commits US$1 billion on global cloud services partner ecosystem to expand overseas amid China’s faltering economy

September 22, 2022 | marketwatch.com

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BABA Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/04/2022
Today: 10/01/2022
Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/17/2022
Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Business services, not elsewhere classified
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Retail/Wholesale
Current Symbol: NYSE:BABA
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1577552
Web: www.alibabagroup.com
Phone: 8657185022088
Fax: 86-571-8526-9066
Employees: 254,941
Year Founded: 1999

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $163.42
High Stock Price Forecast: $250.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $110.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: +108.2%
Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
Research Coverage: 21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.80
Trailing P/E Ratio: 44.44
Forward P/E Ratio: 12.66
P/E Growth: 1.33
Net Income: $9.82 billion
Net Margins: 3.69%
Pretax Margin: 5.04%
Return on Equity: 10.03%
Return on Assets: 6.35%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.13
Current Ratio: 1.72
Quick Ratio: 1.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $134.57 billion
Price / Sales: 1.57
Cash Flow: $9.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 8.21
Book Value: $62.41 per share
Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 2,648,140,000
Free Float: 2,317,121,000
Market Cap: $211.82 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 0.55

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Key Executives

Mr. Joseph C. Tsai (Age 58)
Exec. Vice Chairman

Mr. Yong Zhang (Age 50)
CEO & Exec. Chairman

Mr. J. Michael Evans (Age 64)
Pres & Director

Mr. Hong Xu (Age 49)
Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Joan Zhou
Investment Director

Mr. Yuen Jen Yao
Sr. VP & Head of Corp. Fin.

Mr. Li Cheng (Age 47)
Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Robert Lin
Investor Relations

Ms. Siying Yu (Age 48)
Gen. Counsel

Ms. Jennifer Kuperman Johnson (Age 48)
Head of International Corp. Communications

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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BABA Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Alibaba Group stock right now?: 21 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Alibaba Group in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 19 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" BABA shares.
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What is Alibaba Group's stock price forecast for 2022?: 21 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Alibaba Group's shares. Their BABA share price forecasts range from $110.00 to $250.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $163.42 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 104.3% from the stock's current price.
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How have BABA shares performed in 2022?: Alibaba Group's stock was trading at $118.79 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, BABA stock has decreased by 32.7% and is now trading at $79.99.
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Are investors shorting Alibaba Group?: Alibaba Group saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 53,590,000 shares, an increase of 9.5% from the August 15th total of 48,940,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 24,620,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.2 days. Currently, 2.0% of the company's shares are short sold.
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When is Alibaba Group's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 17th 2022.
View our BABA earnings forecast.
How were Alibaba Group's earnings last quarter?: Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 4th. The specialty retailer reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.57. The specialty retailer had revenue of $30.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $31.15 billion. Alibaba Group had a net margin of 3.69% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.03%.

What is Daniel Yong Zhang's approval rating as Alibaba Group's CEO?: 173 employees have rated Alibaba Group Chief Executive Officer Daniel Yong Zhang on Glassdoor.com. Daniel Yong Zhang has an approval rating of 87% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of Alibaba Group own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Alibaba Group investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE), Netflix (NFLX), Tesla (TSLA), Walt Disney (DIS), PayPal (PYPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Salesforce (CRM).
What is Alibaba Group's stock symbol?: Alibaba Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BABA."
How do I buy shares of Alibaba Group?: Shares of BABA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Alibaba Group's stock price today?: One share of BABA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $79.99.
How much money does Alibaba Group make?: Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) has a market capitalization of $211.82 billion and generates $134.57 billion in revenue each year. The specialty retailer earns $9.82 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.80 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Alibaba Group have?: The company employs 254,941 workers across the globe.
Does Alibaba Group have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Alibaba Group: Ali CN Investment Holding, Ali CV Investment Holding, Ali Fortune Investment Holding, Ali Panini Investment Holding, Ali UC Investment Holding, Ali WB Investment Holding, Ali YK Investment Holding, Alibaba (Chengdu) Software Technology, Alibaba (China), Alibaba (China) Technology, Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group Properties, Alibaba Group Services, Alibaba Group Treasury, Alibaba Investment, Alibaba Singapore Holding Private, Alibaba.com, Alibaba.com China, Alibaba.com International (Cayman) Holding, Alibaba.com International Holding, Alibaba.com Investment Holding, Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce, Alimama China Holding, Alimama Investment Holding, Alimama Limited, Alisoft China Holding, Alisoft Holding, Alisoft Investment Holding, AutoNavi Holdings, C-SKY Microsystems, Cainiao Logistics, Daraz, Ele.me, Hangzhou Ali Technology, Hangzhou Ali Venture Capital, Hangzhou Alibaba Advertising, Hangzhou Alimama Software Services, Hangzhou Alimama Technology, Hangzhou Meitou Information Technology, IDsManager, Infinity AR, Intime Retail, Intime Retail (Group), Kaola, Lazada Group, Perfect Advance Holding, Shen Zhen OneTouch Business Service, Taobao (China) Software, Taobao China Holding, Taobao Holding, Teambition, Trendyol, Ververica, Ververica, Visualead, Zhejiang Alibaba Cloud Computing, Zhejiang Taobao Network, Zhejiang Tmall Network, and Zhejiang Tmall Technology.
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How can I contact Alibaba Group?: Alibaba Group's mailing address is 26/F TOWER ONE TIMES SQUARE 1 MATHESON ST. CAUSEWAY BAY, Hong Kong K3, . The official website for the company is www.alibabagroup.com. The specialty retailer can be reached via phone at 8657185022088, via email at investor@alibaba-inc.com, or via fax at 86-571-8526-9066.

This page (NYSE:BABA) was last updated on 10/1/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Alibaba Group - BABA Stock Forecast, Price & News

Alibaba Group MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Social Mentions This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Stock

BABA Stock News Headlines

BABA Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Social Links

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

BABA Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

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