Foundations Investment Advisors LLC Grows Position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Posted by Geri Gentry on May 28th, 2026

Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA – Free Report) by 14.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 225,415 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 27,903 shares during the quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $33,041,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Capital World Investors grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 1,074.9% during the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,038,318 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,079,229,000 after buying an additional 5,524,354 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 7,680.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,014,147 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $881,554,000 after buying an additional 5,936,847 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,335,894 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $782,135,000 after buying an additional 42,297 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 17.7% during the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,987,539 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $533,964,000 after buying an additional 448,484 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 8.9% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,028,659 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $362,582,000 after buying an additional 166,134 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

More Alibaba Group News

Here are the key news stories impacting Alibaba Group this week:

Positive Sentiment: Alibaba Cloud and Picsart launched the first Happy Horse Awards, a global AI video competition that showcases Alibaba’s generative AI tools to international creators and highlights the company’s push to expand real-world adoption of its AI platform. Picsart and Alibaba Cloud Launch AI Video Competition
Positive Sentiment: Alibaba signed an MOU with Pakistan’s SMEDA to support the country’s digital economy, which could help deepen Alibaba’s international business reach and reinforce its overseas growth story. SMEDA, Alibaba Group sign MOU to promote Pakistan’s digital economy
Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are again debating whether Alibaba can recover as cloud revenue and overseas growth accelerate, but they note that weak profitability and cash flow may limit how much upside the stock can sustain. Can Alibaba Stock Recover as Cloud & International Growth Accelerates?
Neutral Sentiment: A separate analysis reached the same conclusion: growth in cloud and international operations is encouraging, but the company still needs stronger earnings and cash generation to convince investors the rebound is durable. Can Alibaba Stock Recover as Cloud & International Growth Accelerates?
Neutral Sentiment: News that China is restricting overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek may be relevant to the company’s AI ambitions, but the stock impact is uncertain because the long-term effect is unclear. China restricts overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek
Negative Sentiment: ByteDance’s plan to ramp up AI capital spending to as much as $70 billion raises the competitive stakes in China’s AI market, which could pressure Alibaba to spend more to keep pace. ByteDance Weighs Capex of as Much as $70 Billion in AI Push

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Alibaba Group in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $209.00 price objective for the company. DZ Bank lowered shares of Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $135.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Alibaba Group from $186.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Alibaba Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of Alibaba Group from $225.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.76.

Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on BABA

Alibaba Group Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of BABA opened at $127.74 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $146.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 1 year low of $103.71 and a 1 year high of $192.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $306.45 billion, a PE ratio of 20.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.50.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The specialty retailer reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. Alibaba Group had a net margin of 10.31% and a return on equity of 4.76%. The firm had revenue of $35.30 billion for the quarter. Analysts forecast that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 6.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Alibaba Group Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced an annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.05 per share. This represents a yield of 72.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. Alibaba Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.60%.

About Alibaba Group

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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.