William Blair Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 11,067 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,622,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bluesphere Advisors LLC grew its position in Alibaba Group by 2.2% in the third quarter. Bluesphere Advisors LLC now owns 3,023 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $540,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 1.0% during the third quarter. Transcend Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,661 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,191,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 101.4% during the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 143 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 20.7% during the fourth quarter. Highline Wealth Partners LLC now owns 426 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $62,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TrueWealth Financial Partners grew its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 1.7% during the third quarter. TrueWealth Financial Partners now owns 4,361 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $779,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares during the last quarter. 13.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
BABA has been the topic of several research reports. Weiss Ratings cut Alibaba Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Alibaba Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. Argus upgraded Alibaba Group to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on Alibaba Group from $180.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Alibaba Group from $174.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $188.76.
Trending Headlines about Alibaba Group
Here are the key news stories impacting Alibaba Group this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Alibaba Cloud and Picsart launched an AI video competition, highlighting continued momentum in Alibaba’s AI ecosystem and cloud-focused innovation. Picsart and Alibaba Cloud Launch AI Video Competition
- Positive Sentiment: Alibaba signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan’s SME development body to promote the country’s digital economy, which could support future international growth and cloud/e-commerce partnerships. SMEDA, Alibaba Group sign MOU to promote Pakistan’s digital economy
- Positive Sentiment: Multiple recent analyst and commentary pieces remain constructive on Alibaba, with Wall Street sentiment described as Buy-leaning and AI cloud demand expected to support enterprise growth in fiscal 2027. Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Alibaba (BABA): Should You Buy?
- Neutral Sentiment: An analyst report on Alibaba was published, but the headline provided does not indicate a clear upgrade, downgrade, or major new thesis shift. Analyst Report: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
- Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg reported that China is restricting overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek, a development that could raise concerns about talent mobility and AI execution risk. China restricts overseas travel for top AI talent at Alibaba and DeepSeek, Bloomberg News reports
Alibaba Group Trading Down 0.2%
NYSE BABA opened at $129.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $311.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.30, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.50. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $131.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $147.24. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 12 month low of $103.71 and a 12 month high of $192.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.
Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The specialty retailer reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $35.30 billion during the quarter. Alibaba Group had a return on equity of 4.76% and a net margin of 10.31%. On average, analysts predict that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 6.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Alibaba Group Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a $1.05 dividend. 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 16.91%.
Alibaba Group Profile
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.
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