Farley Capital L.P. Decreases Position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Farley Capital L.P. reduced its stake in shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 73.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,676 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 34,540 shares during the period. Alibaba Group accounts for 1.6% of Farley Capital L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Farley Capital L.P.’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $2,266,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Primecap Management Co. CA lifted its holdings in Alibaba Group by 0.7% during the second quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA now owns 20,764,276 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,354,877,000 after purchasing an additional 140,579 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 8.0% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,267,441 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $597,381,000 after purchasing an additional 390,883 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Alibaba Group during the 2nd quarter valued at $527,243,000. Discerene Group LP lifted its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Discerene Group LP now owns 2,985,487 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $338,584,000 after buying an additional 18,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 10.7% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,539,055 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $287,954,000 after buying an additional 245,970 shares in the last quarter. 13.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on BABA. Freedom Capital cut Alibaba Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. Arete Research raised Alibaba Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Erste Group Bank lowered shares of Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Alibaba Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $195.17.

Trending Headlines about Alibaba Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba’s product and monetization push — the company launched the Qwen 3.5 model and a multi-model coding subscription aimed at cloud and developer customers, signaling a clear shift toward AI infrastructure and higher?value cloud revenue. This bolsters the long?term growth narrative beyond e?commerce. Alibaba’s AI Push With Qwen 3.5 Targets Cloud And Developer Growth
• Positive Sentiment: New pricing bundle — Alibaba bundled four AI models under a single plan (a bold pricing move) to simplify go?to?market and accelerate adoption of paid AI services, which could lift ARPU if cloud/AI uptake ramps. BABA Bundles 4 Models Under One Plan
• Positive Sentiment: Regulatory/legal tail?risk eased — analysis argues the Supreme Court ruling on tariffs removes worst?case sanction risk and supports a valuation floor for Chinese e?commerce leaders like Alibaba; institutional support and an approaching earnings report are cited as potential near?term catalysts. The Head Fake: Buying the Chinese Stocks Post-Ruling Dip
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation check after pullback — coverage assessing BABA after a recent share pullback notes the stock looks cheaper versus U.S. cloud peers but that near?term sentiment remains fragile; this is informational rather than an immediate catalyst. Assessing Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Valuation After Recent Share Price Pullback
• Neutral Sentiment: Nvidia H200 export news — a small US license for some H200 AI accelerators to China was approved but with uncertainties; limited immediate deliveries mean hardware supply for China AI players remains constrained and timing of any benefit to cloud vendors is unclear. Nvidia’s China Window Remains Closed
• Negative Sentiment: Sector contagion from Baidu weakness — multiple reports show Baidu’s profit drop and a sharp market selloff as investors question whether Chinese Big Tech’s AI investments are converting to revenue. That skepticism is spilling over to Alibaba, pressuring multiples for all AI?exposed Chinese names. Why Baidu Stock Is Falling Today
• Negative Sentiment: Broader AI monetization timing risk — commentary about Baidu and other peers highlights a risk that AI investments take longer to monetize than markets expect; that timing uncertainty is a direct reason investors are stepping back from BABA ahead of upcoming earnings. Baidu’s Swift $11 Billion Selloff Shows Struggle to Meet AI Hype

Alibaba Group Price Performance

NYSE:BABA opened at $148.05 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $159.24 and its 200 day moving average is $157.12. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 12 month low of $95.73 and a 12 month high of $192.67. The company has a market capitalization of $353.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The specialty retailer reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.66 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $34.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41.80 billion. Alibaba Group had a return on equity of 10.51% and a net margin of 12.38%.The business’s revenue was up 9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.15 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 7.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.