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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE: BABA) closed the day trading at $162.86 down -2.37% from the previous closing price of $166.81. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 18.52 million shares were traded. BABA stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.0.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of BABA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.06. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.45 and its Current Ratio is at 1.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.20.
On October 02, 2025, CLSA reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $155 to $200.
Arete Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $152.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 16 ’25 when John Michael Evans bought 1,094,074 shares for $123.46 per share.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BABA now has a Market Capitalization of 387612475392 and an Enterprise Value of 2940808200192. As of this moment, Alibaba’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.00, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.71. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.939 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.496.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BABA is 0.20, which has changed by 0.59401 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BABA has reached a high of $192.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $79.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 32.12%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, BABA traded about 19.14M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, BABA traded about 21220600 shares per day. A total of 2.24B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.24B. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 12.53% stake in the company. Shares short for BABA as of 1759190400 were 42771644 with a Short Ratio of 2.23, compared to 1756425600 on 35564358. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 42771644 and a Short% of Float of 2.21.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 16.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (BABA).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $16.39, with high estimates of $21.08 and low estimates of $12.72.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $71.6 and $40.58 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $52.52. EPS for the following year is $70.83, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $100.6 and $58.18.
Revenue Estimates
22 analysts predict $244.01B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $253.06B to a low estimate of $236.23B. As of . The current estimate, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR’s year-ago sales were $236.5BFor the next quarter, 22 analysts are estimating revenue of $293.1B. There is a high estimate of $305.86B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $276.59B.
A total of 48 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BABA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.1T, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1T, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.04T. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $996.35BBased on 50 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.15T in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.26T and the low estimate is $1.06T.
