Nordea Investment Management AB Has $180.83 Million Stake in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Nordea Investment Management AB reduced its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,240,360 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 52,815 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $180,832,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NTV Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 127.4% during the third quarter. NTV Asset Management LLC now owns 15,143 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $2,707,000 after acquiring an additional 8,484 shares during the last quarter. Marex Group plc bought a new stake in shares of Alibaba Group in the second quarter worth $17,139,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in Alibaba Group by 373.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 475,053 shares during the period. Oriental Harbor Investment Master Fund acquired a new stake in Alibaba Group in the third quarter valued at $39,500,000. Finally, ARK Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Alibaba Group during the 3rd quarter worth $37,565,000. 13.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Alibaba Group News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Cloud & AI traction: Alibaba’s Cloud Intelligence Group grew ~36% YoY, Qwen adoption is strong (large Hugging Face downloads and derivative models) and management set an ambition for ~$100B in combined cloud/AI external revenue over five years — a clear long‑term growth catalyst. Alibaba Stock Is Getting Hit Again, but Qwen and Cloud Growth Are Surging
• Positive Sentiment: Balance sheet strength: Alibaba reported material cash reserves (~$80B) and a relatively low debt load, giving it financial flexibility to continue AI and commerce investments while it pursues longer‑term monetization. Alibaba Stock Is Getting Hit Again, but Qwen and Cloud Growth Are Surging
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst actions mixed: Several firms trimmed price targets (JPMorgan, Mizuho, Barclays, Baird, Jefferies adjusted targets) but many maintain buy/overweight views, leaving a wide range of expectations and continued analyst support under the share price. Analyst Price Target Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Restructuring / workforce changes: Alibaba reported a ~34% year‑over‑year headcount decline (largely from asset sales and restructuring). This both reduces costs long term and signals near‑term business shifts — watched by investors for execution risk and savings timing. Alibaba workforce shrinks 34% in 2025 as Chinese tech giant doubles down on AI
• Negative Sentiment: Earnings and profit miss: December‑quarter revenue slightly missed expectations and adjusted EPS plunged (~66–67% YoY) as heavy investments in quick commerce, user experience and AI compressed margins and cash flow — the main immediate trigger for the stock’s decline. Alibaba Targets $100 Billion of AI Revenue in Five Years
• Negative Sentiment: Investor skepticism on AI monetization: Markets pulled back — alongside Tencent — amid questions about near‑term paths to monetize AI investments, producing sectorwide mark‑downs that hit Alibaba hard. Alibaba, Tencent Lose $66 Billion as AI Monetization Questions Rise
• Negative Sentiment: Legal/overhang risk: Multiple shareholder law firms have opened securities‑fraud inquiries following the earnings shock, creating an added litigation overhang that can weigh on sentiment. Securities Fraud Investigation Into Alibaba Continues

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on BABA. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Alibaba Group from $215.00 to $205.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Arete Research raised Alibaba Group from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Loop Capital set a $140.00 target price on Alibaba Group in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Erste Group Bank downgraded shares of Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of 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, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $188.95.

Alibaba Group Trading Down 2.0%

NYSE BABA opened at $122.41 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $292.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.43. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $154.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $158.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a one year low of $95.73 and a one year high of $192.67.

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.