118.88 USD
+0.51
0.43%
At close Apr 29, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
118.53
-0.35
0.29%
1 day
0.43%
5 days
-0.59%
1 month
-10.10%
3 months
22.91%
6 months
19.08%
Year to date
39.94%
1 year
55.58%
5 years
-42.49%
10 years
44.18%
 

About: Alibaba is the world's largest online and mobile commerce company as measured by gross merchandise volume. It operates China's online marketplaces, including Taobao (consumer-to-consumer) and Tmall (business-to-consumer). The China commerce retail division is the most valuable cash flow-generating business at Alibaba. Additional revenue sources include China commerce wholesale, international commerce retail/wholesale, local consumer services, cloud computing, digital media and entertainment platforms, Cainiao logistics services, and innovation initiatives/other.

Employees: 204,891

0
Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 10 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

72% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.4B | Put options by funds: $6.04B

0.13% less ownership

Funds ownership: 1.83% [Q3] → 1.7% (-0.13%) [Q4]

7% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 195 | Existing positions closed: 210

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,214 [Q3] → 1,173 (-41) [Q4]

11% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 376 | Existing positions reduced: 421

24% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 82 [Q3] → 62 (-20) [Q4]

27% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $37.5B [Q3] → $27.5B (-$9.98B) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$125
5%
upside
Avg. target
$166
40%
upside
High target
$190
60%
upside

10 analyst ratings

positive
90%
neutral
10%
negative
0%
Citigroup
Alicia Yap
47% 1-year accuracy
14 / 30 met price target
42%upside
$169
Buy
Maintained
8 Apr 2025
Mizuho
James Lee
48% 1-year accuracy
14 / 29 met price target
43%upside
$170
Outperform
Maintained
28 Mar 2025
Benchmark
Fawne Jiang
52% 1-year accuracy
29 / 56 met price target
60%upside
$190
Buy
Reiterated
26 Feb 2025
Bernstein
Robin Zhu
25% 1-year accuracy
1 / 4 met price target
39%upside
$165
Outperform
Upgraded
25 Feb 2025
Morgan Stanley
Gary Yu
0% 1-year accuracy
0 / 1 met price target
51%upside
$180
Overweight
Upgraded
24 Feb 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 75 articles about BABA published over the past 30 days

Positive
Seeking Alpha
7 hours ago
Baron Emerging Markets Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
Alibaba's shares rose due to generative AI investments and core domestic commerce growth, with plans to enhance cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities. Tencent's shares increased as gaming growth reaccelerated, profitability exceeded expectations, and AI investments boosted advertising technology and product enhancements. Kingdee's shares surged on optimism for AI features improving enterprise productivity, driving digital transformation, and transitioning to a subscription-based cloud model.
Baron Emerging Markets Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
Positive
Seeking Alpha
7 hours ago
Baron International Growth Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
BNP Paribas shares rose due to positive EU growth outlook and defense spending, benefiting from Capital Markets Union and strong financial services franchise. Alibaba's shares increased with investments in generative AI and cloud infrastructure, showing core market stabilization and potential profitability despite competitive concerns. Agnico Eagle Mines benefited from a 20% gold price increase, driven by economic uncertainty and U.S. dollar weakness, with strong positions in key mining jurisdictions.
Baron International Growth Fund Q1 2025 Top Contributors And Detractors
Positive
CNBC
13 hours ago
Alibaba launches new Qwen LLMs in China's latest open-source AI breakthrough
Alibaba said Qwen3 promises improvements in reasoning, instruction following, tool usage and multilingual tasks, rivaling other top-tier models in several industry benchmarks.  Qwen3 includes Alibaba's first so-called "hybrid reasoning models," which it says combines traditional large language model capabilities with "advanced, dynamic reasoning.
Alibaba launches new Qwen LLMs in China's latest open-source AI breakthrough
Positive
Reuters
20 hours ago
Alibaba unveils advanced Qwen 3 AI as Chinese tech rivalry intensifies
Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group launched Qwen 3 on Tuesday, an upgraded version of its flagship artificial intelligence model that introduces new hybrid reasoning capabilities.
Alibaba unveils advanced Qwen 3 AI as Chinese tech rivalry intensifies
Positive
VentureBeat
21 hours ago
Alibaba launches open source Qwen3 model that surpasses OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1
Qwen3's open-weight release under an accessible license marks an important milestone, lowering barriers for developers and organizations.
Alibaba launches open source Qwen3 model that surpasses OpenAI o1 and DeepSeek R1
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
22 hours ago
Alibaba (BABA) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
Alibaba (BABA) reachead $118.37 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -1.59% change compared to its last close.
Alibaba (BABA) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
Positive
TechCrunch
23 hours ago
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3, a family of ‘hybrid' AI reasoning models
Chinese tech company Alibaba on Monday released Qwen 3, a family of AI models the company claims matches and in some cases outperforms the best models available from Google and OpenAI.
Alibaba unveils Qwen 3, a family of ‘hybrid' AI reasoning models
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
Why Alibaba (BABA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
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Why Alibaba (BABA) is a Top Value Stock for the Long-Term
Neutral
Schwab Network
4 days ago
The Big 3: BABA, NFLX, NVDA
@Theotrade's Don Kaufman remains a strong bear when it comes to his Big 3. He believes there's damage in Alibaba's (BABA) technicals that go beyond tariff concerns.
The Big 3: BABA, NFLX, NVDA
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
BABA or GLBE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
Investors interested in Internet - Commerce stocks are likely familiar with Alibaba (BABA) and Global-e Online Ltd. (GLBE). But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks?
BABA or GLBE: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?
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