Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Company Profile (NYSE:BABA)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BABA."

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 18th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.01. The business earned $5.61 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.26 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd had a return on equity of 14.88% and a net margin of 26.56%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.47 EPS. View Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Earnings History.

33 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's shares. Their forecasts range from $97.00 to $155.00. On average, they anticipate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's share price to reach $130.12 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Alibaba Group Holding Ltd stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Alibaba Group is a Chinese e-Commerce giant which caters mainly to its native market. Alibaba Group’s fiscal third-quarter results exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate.  The solid growth in its core e-commerce business as well as growing cloud computing services aided the results.  Also, over the last one year, the stock has outperformed the Zacks characterized Electronic Commerce industry.  The company’s dominance in the mobile commerce market, its continued efforts to develop new products, international growth opportunities and strong financial position are all positives. However, macro headwinds, continued investments and increasing competition from Tencent Holdings and Baidu remain the overhangs." (3/28/2017)
• 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "FY3Q17 results beat consensus and our estimates on both top and bottom line on strong China commerce, Cloud and consolidation of Youku/tudou. Mobile penetration and monetisation witnessed continuing improvement; Cloud delivered strong growth. Fine tune earnings and PT to USD122 from USD119. Reiterate Buy." (1/25/2017)
• 3. Deutsche Bank AG analysts commented, "Alibaba reported a strong Dec Q with total rev growth of 54% yoy, beating DBe by 7%. Non-GAAP EBITDA margin of 50.7% was 4ppts higher than DBe. The company attributed strong results to solid user growth (mobile MAU reached 493m, +25% yoy), consumer usage and merchant spend. Online marketing services again expanded robustly, by 47%, mainly driven by paid click growth. Commission revenue reaccelerated to 32% yoy, reflecting Tmall GMV growth recovery. Core e-commerce margin saw continued expansion to 64%, despite investment in globalization, FMCG & rural Taobao. The company lifted FY17 full year guide from 48% to 53%. The new guide should be easy to achieve given BABA's strong momentum. Alibaba's 'New Retail' strategy meanwhile seeks to integrate more offline retailers (e.g. Intime) with integrated inventory, membership and services to serve both users and merchants more efficiently. Monetization should thus increase long term." (1/24/2017)
• 4. Robert W. Baird analysts commented, "BABA reported strong F3Q17 results above expectations, driven by a reacceleration in core commerce (+45% Y/Y) and to a lesser extent Cloud services (+115% Y/Y) and Digital Media/Entertainment. Profit margins were in line with our expectations, as profitability in the core business (64% EBITDA margin) helps fund expansion in emerging growth areas. We continue to believe Alibaba is a key beneficiary of positive secular trends in e-commerce and gravitational platform pull. Maintain Outperform rating, new $116 price target." (1/24/2017)
• 5. MKM Partners analysts commented, "We remain bullish on the stock and think Alibaba will be the best performing large-cap in the Internet sector over the next 12-months," Sanderson noted.Core CommerceSanderson noted that he values Alibaba's core commerce segment at 25x his calendar year 2017 net profits forecast, which is still considered "low for a growth asset" within the e-commerce segment. The analyst also assumed "little" margin expansion through next year — an assumption which "may be conservative."Related Link: Strategies For A Sleepy Bull MarketCloud BusinessSanderson's valuation model also assumes the Chinese cloud total addressable market will become a $20 billion market within five years and the company controls a "dominant" 65 percent share. At a 28 percent operating margin, the analyst expects Alibaba to realize $3 billion in net profit over the time frame.Also, Sanderson is assuming a 30x forward multiple for the segment in four years and, when discounted, back at 25 percent to 2017.Other SegmentsAnt Financial is a "gem" given recent valuation rounds, which valued the company at $60 billion and contributes $8 per share.The marked-to-market value of publicly traded companies in Alibaba's portfolio are worth $12.7 billion today, or $5 per share.Finally, Alibaba holds interests in over 100 private companies, "many" (8/26/2016)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 117,698,416 shares, an increase of 2.1% from the April 28th total of 115,271,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,582,061 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 12.3 days. Currently, 4.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd include eBay (EBAY), Ulta Beauty (ULTA), Genuine Parts Company (GPC), Cencosud SA (CNCO), Tractor Supply Company (TSCO), KAR Auction Services (KAR), Staples (SPLS), CST Brands (CST), Five Below (FIVE), Sothebys (BID), Office Depot (ODP), Murphy USA (MUSA), Sally Beauty Holdings (SBH), Party City Holdco (PRTY), HSN (HSNI), Etsy (ETSY), 1-800-Flowers.Com (FLWS) and Finish Line (FINL).

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (0.00%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (0.00%), Schroder Investment Management Group (0.00%), OppenheimerFunds Inc. (0.00%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.79%) and State Street Corp (0.76%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, OZ Management LP, Vontobel Asset Management Inc., Westpac Banking Corp, Baillie Gifford & Co., Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., William Blair Investment Management LLC, Fisher Asset Management LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Barings LLC, Morgan Stanley, Point72 Asset Management L.P. and UBS Asset Management Americas Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd stock can currently be purchased for approximately $123.99.