Advisors Asset Management Inc. Increases Stock Holdings in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 50.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,915 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,680 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $1,951,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Alibaba Group in the 2nd quarter valued at $527,243,000. Alkeon Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Alibaba Group in the second quarter worth $184,291,000. Clear Street LLC bought a new stake in Alibaba Group during the second quarter valued at $58,503,000. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its stake in Alibaba Group by 373.5% during the second quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 602,233 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $68,294,000 after buying an additional 475,053 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in Alibaba Group by 8.0% during the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,267,441 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $597,381,000 after buying an additional 390,883 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

Key Alibaba Group News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Strong customer demand for Alibaba’s AI offerings — the company’s Qwen-driven shopping campaigns generated very large order volumes and its new RynnBrain embodied-AI model is drawing industry attention, supporting revenue and ecosystem growth. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI and robotics partnerships and product placements (e.g., robotics integrations, Olympics cloud/AI usage) expand addressable markets beyond core commerce. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: International commercial push: India is partnering with Alibaba.com to boost exports, showing continued customer/partner traction outside China. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/legal housekeeping: Alibaba filed a U.S. Form 13F disclosing institutional holdings — useful transparency but not directly directional. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Brand/marketing activations (e.g., immersive AI experience in Milan) help visibility but have limited immediate revenue impact. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: U.S. government expected to add Alibaba to a Pentagon-linked list of firms allegedly aiding China’s military — a major near-term catalyst that triggered investor concern and increased regulatory/geopolitical risk premium. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Ongoing securities-fraud investigation publicity (law-firm outreach) keeps legal risk visible to investors and can amplify selling pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Financial/operational headwinds — slowing growth in core commerce and a large capex surge that has pushed free cash flow negative are raising near-term profit concerns. Read More.

Alibaba Group Trading Down 1.9%

BABA stock opened at $155.74 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $371.81 billion, a PE ratio of 21.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.46. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a one year low of $95.73 and a one year high of $192.67. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $159.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $155.47.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have weighed in on BABA shares. Mizuho set a $195.00 price target on Alibaba Group in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Freedom Capital cut shares of Alibaba Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Rosenblatt Securities set a $195.00 target price on shares of Alibaba Group in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Alibaba Group from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Alibaba Group from $218.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $195.17.

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.