Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Rating Increased to Hold at Zacks Research

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) was upgraded by research analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

BABA has been the subject of several other reports. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Alibaba Group from $225.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Alibaba Group in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Erste Group Bank downgraded Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Mizuho raised their price target on Alibaba Group from $190.00 to $195.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised Alibaba Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Alibaba Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.76.

Alibaba Group Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of Alibaba Group stock opened at $127.49 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $131.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $145.72. The company has a market cap of $305.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.47. 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 has a 1 year low of $103.71 and a 1 year high of $192.67.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The specialty retailer reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm 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%. As a group, analysts expect that Alibaba Group will post 6.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Capital World Investors increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,505,165 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $953,527,000 after acquiring an additional 466,847 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 7,680.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,014,147 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $881,554,000 after acquiring an additional 5,936,847 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,335,894 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $782,135,000 after acquiring an additional 42,297 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Alibaba Group during the 4th quarter valued at about $594,477,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 17.7% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,987,539 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $533,964,000 after acquiring an additional 448,484 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

Alibaba Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba is expanding its Qwen AI platform into commerce use cases, including ordering and payments inside chat, which could deepen user engagement and create new monetization opportunities. Alibaba Opens Qwen To Brands – Aims To Build AI-Powered Commerce Network
• Positive Sentiment: The company unveiled a major AI stack overhaul and continued to expand its Qwen model family, signaling stronger cloud and AI revenue potential; Benchmark also reaffirmed its Buy rating. Alibaba (BABA) Expands AI Capabilities as Benchmark Reaffirms Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba announced a multi-year UEFA partnership covering AI, cloud computing, and e-commerce, giving the company a high-profile international showcase for its technology stack. Alibaba Group partners with UEFA Men’s Club Competitions from 2027/28 to 2032/33 and UEFA EURO 2028
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba Cloud signed new AI-focused partnerships, including with Manulife Hong Kong and Singapore tourism-related initiatives, which may support adoption of its enterprise AI services. Manulife Hong Kong and Alibaba Cloud Sign Strategic Partnership to Accelerate and Scale AI Innovation
• Neutral Sentiment: Alibaba confirmed a routine share-capital update and public float compliance in May 2026, which appears administrative rather than a major operating catalyst. Alibaba Reports Modest Share Increase and Confirms Public Float Compliance in May 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles note unchanged analyst price targets and broader investor attention on Alibaba’s evolving AI story, suggesting sentiment is constructive but not driven by a single new financial update. How Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) The Evolving Story Connects To Unchanged Analyst Price Targets
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors may view the latest AI rollouts as still early-stage and costly to commercialize, especially since newer Qwen models remain proprietary and closed-API only. Alibaba’s Qwen3.7-Plus supports text, video and imagery inputs at low cost of $0.4/$1.6 per 1M token — but it’s proprietary

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.