EPG Wealth Management LLC Purchases 3,979 Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

EPG Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 309.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,266 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,979 shares during the period. EPG Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $772,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in BABA. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Alibaba Group by 40.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,411 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 981 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Alibaba Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $254,000. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in Alibaba Group by 313.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 21,778 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,470,000 after acquiring an additional 16,505 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. bought a new stake in Alibaba Group in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,613,000. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC raised its stake in Alibaba Group by 51.9% in the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 70,060 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $7,946,000 after acquiring an additional 23,925 shares during the period. 13.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Alibaba Group Stock Up 0.7%

BABA stock opened at $136.33 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The company’s 50 day moving average is $135.90 and its 200 day moving average is $153.03. The stock has a market cap of $326.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 0.50. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 1-year low of $103.71 and a 1-year high of $192.67.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, February 14th. The specialty retailer reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $40.71 billion for the quarter. Alibaba Group had a net margin of 9.12% and a return on equity of 7.43%. Sell-side analysts predict that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 4.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alibaba Group News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Reports say Alibaba is in talks with Tencent to invest in Chinese AI startup DeepSeek at a >$20B valuation (some outlets report >$25.5B). That signals Alibaba is pursuing strategic stakes to strengthen its AI capabilities and ecosystem, which investors typically reward. Tencent, Alibaba in Talks to Invest in DeepSeek
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba opened its Qwen app to outside partners and struck a tie-up with China Eastern Airlines — a commercial use-case that highlights monetization of its large language models and ecosystem expansion beyond internal use. Alibaba opens Qwen app to outside partners
• Positive Sentiment: Technical partnerships (0G Foundation + Alibaba Cloud) aim to make Qwen models accessible on-chain to AI agents — a novel distribution channel that could broaden adoption and developer engagement. 0G to Make Alibaba’s Qwen wModels Accessible
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry reports highlight Alibaba’s growing role in China’s social commerce market — a structural growth area but one that requires heavy integration of content, checkout and fulfillment. China Social Commerce Market Report 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst pieces and brokerage commentary (coverage summaries) are circulating — useful for investor sentiment but not a single decisive catalyst. Alibaba (BABA) Is Considered a Good Investment by Brokers
• Negative Sentiment: Separate coverage warns Alibaba’s rising costs — heavy AI, cloud and logistics investment — are squeezing margins and hurting cash flow, a near-term profitability risk that can cap multiple expansion. Alibaba’s Cost Surge Intensifies

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Susquehanna decreased their price target on Alibaba Group from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. Erste Group Bank cut Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Zacks Research upgraded Alibaba Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. Freedom Capital cut Alibaba Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut Alibaba Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Alibaba Group currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.68.

Alibaba Group 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.