Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA Shares Bought by Formidable Asset Management LLC

Formidable Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 17.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,779 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after buying an additional 7,305 shares during the period. Alibaba Group makes up approximately 1.0% of Formidable Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Formidable Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $7,150,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Alibaba Group by 85.6% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 6,085 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $892,000 after purchasing an additional 2,807 shares during the period. Victory Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Alibaba Group by 13.6% during the 4th quarter. Victory Financial Group LLC now owns 3,599 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $528,000 after purchasing an additional 430 shares during the period. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its position in Alibaba Group by 19.7% in the 4th quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 13,965 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,047,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares in the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its position in Alibaba Group by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 9,036 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,324,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Alibaba Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $207,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

Alibaba Group Trading Down 1.3%

BABA opened at $122.07 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.33. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a one year low of $95.73 and a one year high of $192.67. The company has a market cap of $291.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.03, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $146.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $157.20.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last posted its earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The specialty retailer reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $40.71 billion during the quarter. Alibaba Group had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 9.12%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 7.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting Alibaba Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba unveiled Qwen3.6‑Plus, positioning the company to accelerate agentic AI deployments for enterprises and its own apps — a product push that supports longer‑term AI monetization and cloud demand. Alibaba Unveils Qwen3.6‑Plus Alibaba Launches Another Closed‑Source AI Model
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba led a RMB 500 million financing round in medtech startup StairMed, signaling continued strategic, diversified investments and potential new growth channels beyond core commerce/cloud. StairMed Secures RMB 500M Financing
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage highlights Alibaba’s effort to make AI “more useful” for developers (practical tools vs. research breakthroughs). This can drive adoption but is a gradual, execution‑dependent tailwind. Alibaba Tries to Make AI More Useful
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary notes BABA shares fell while the broader market advanced — suggesting some weakness is sentiment‑driven rather than purely fundamental. BABA Stock Sinks As Market Gains
• Negative Sentiment: Recent Q3 results and the earnings call showed compressed net income despite revenue growth; management is pivoting heavily into AI and alternative chip sourcing (e.g., Huawei processors), but near‑term margins and profit visibility are under pressure — a primary reason investors are cautious. Alibaba Q3 Earnings & AI Chip Pivot Earnings Call: Profits Squeezed, AI Bets Surge

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on BABA shares. Loop Capital set a $140.00 price objective on Alibaba Group in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Arete Research raised shares of Alibaba Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Alibaba Group from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Alibaba Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Alibaba Group from $195.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $187.89.

About Alibaba Group

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.