Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Shares Up 1.2% – Still a Buy?

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) shares traded up 1.2% during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $113.41 and last traded at $113.10. 7,137,638 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 41% from the average session volume of 12,086,367 shares. The stock had previously closed at $111.81.

Key Alibaba Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba is expanding its cloud footprint into Brazil, potentially strengthening its international cloud infrastructure, customer reach and long-term growth opportunities. Alibaba expands cloud footprint with Brazil region
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba’s chief executive reportedly purchased shares as the stock struggled, a potential signal of management’s confidence in the company’s long-term value. 3 CEOs Are Buying Millions of Dollars of Their Beaten-Down Stocks
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping may bring a large business delegation to Washington later this month could support hopes for improved U.S.-China commercial relations, although the report remains speculative. Market Chatter: China’s Xi Expected to Bring Large Business Delegation to US
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst coverage highlights Alibaba’s competing growth opportunities—including artificial intelligence and cloud investment—and the risk that elevated spending could pressure returns. Top Analyst Reports for Amazon, AbbVie & Alibaba
• Negative Sentiment: Several law firms are promoting a securities-fraud class action covering investors who purchased Alibaba securities from June 26, 2025, through June 24, 2026. The complaints allege misleading disclosures involving the company’s affiliations, operating risks and alleged unauthorized AI-model distillation; the lead-plaintiff deadline is October 5, 2026. The litigation adds regulatory, legal-cost and reputational risks. BABA Shareholder Alert
• Negative Sentiment: Alibaba’s approximately $178 billion instant-delivery market is drawing scrutiny because investors still lack clear evidence that warehouse and delivery investments can generate sustainable profits after subsidies decline. Alibaba’s $178 Billion One-Hour Market Still Lacks a Profit Scoreboard

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have issued reports on BABA. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Alibaba Group in a report on Monday, August 24th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Alibaba Group in a research report on Thursday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Alibaba Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Alibaba Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, Nomura lowered their target price on Alibaba Group from $207.00 to $178.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, June 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Alibaba Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.70.

Alibaba Group Trading Up 1.2%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.36. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $116.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $125.07. The firm has a market cap of $271.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.51.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The specialty retailer reported $1.26 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.94 by ($0.68). The firm had revenue of $39.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.52 billion. Alibaba Group had a return on equity of 4.79% and a net margin of 7.00%.Alibaba Group’s revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $14.75 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 5.88 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Joseph C. Tsai acquired 720,000 shares of Alibaba Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $14.29 per share, with a total value of $10,288,800.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 114,979,168 shares in the company, valued at $1,643,052,310.72. The trade was a 0.63% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Fang Jiang sold 4,898 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.09, for a total value of $59,216.82. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 5,559,511 shares in the company, valued at $67,214,487.99. This trade represents a 0.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last three months, insiders sold 920,303 shares of company stock worth $70,796,370. Company insiders own 12.50% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Alibaba Group

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BABA. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 16,420 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,407,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the period. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its stake in Alibaba Group by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Cary Street Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,915 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $281,000 after purchasing an additional 76 shares during the period. Accredited Investors Inc. raised its stake in Alibaba Group by 2.9% during the 1st quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 2,858 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares during the period. Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 1,630 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $239,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mainstream Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 1.1% in the first quarter. Mainstream Capital Management LLC now owns 8,597 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,079,000 after purchasing an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. 13.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alibaba Group Company 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.