Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s What Happened

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $101.73 and last traded at $102.5860, with a volume of 716239 shares. The stock had previously closed at $104.97.

Trending Headlines about Alibaba Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba’s AI strategy is drawing bullish attention after a Seeking Alpha piece said its Qwen-Robot work could mark a “full-stack physical AI inflection point,” reinforcing the view that Alibaba is expanding beyond e-commerce into higher-growth AI businesses. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba Cloud released HappyHorse 1.1, an upgraded AI video model that now ranks No. 2 globally in one tracking list, with enterprise API access and a launch discount; this suggests Alibaba is gaining traction in AI infrastructure and content-generation tools. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple market coverage pieces highlighted that BABA is trending and still carries a “Moderate Buy” consensus, which can help support sentiment around the stock despite recent weakness. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: New lobbying disclosure data showed Alibaba spent $50,000 on lobbying in Q2 2026, mostly on SME export promotion and e-commerce issues; this is notable but not a clear stock catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: One report said BABA pulled back as investors took profits amid geopolitical tensions, AI spending concerns, and weakness in Chinese stocks, which is weighing on sentiment and helping explain the stock’s weakness. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on BABA shares. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Alibaba Group from $174.00 to $164.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Nomura boosted their target price on Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Freedom Capital upgraded Alibaba Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Susquehanna increased their target price on Alibaba Group from $170.00 to $185.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price target on Alibaba Group from $225.00 to $212.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, March 19th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.76.

Alibaba Group Price Performance

The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $128.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $141.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The firm has a market cap of $246.61 billion, a PE ratio of 16.89, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.47.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 31st. The specialty retailer reported $0.01 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $35.30 billion during the quarter. Alibaba Group had a net margin of 10.31% and a return on equity of 4.76%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 6.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Alibaba Group Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared an annual dividend, which will be paid on Monday, July 13th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $1.05 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 93.0%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 11th. Alibaba Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 16.91%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Alibaba Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BABA. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Alibaba Group by 7,680.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 6,014,147 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $881,554,000 after purchasing an additional 5,936,847 shares in the last quarter. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Alibaba Group by 1,074.9% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,038,318 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,079,229,000 after buying an additional 5,524,354 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Alibaba Group in the fourth quarter valued at $594,477,000. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership acquired a new position in shares of Alibaba Group during the 3rd quarter worth $290,208,000. Finally, Coatue Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 130.1% during the 3rd quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,996,593 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $356,851,000 after buying an additional 1,128,826 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

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.