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After finishing at $134.48 in the prior trading day, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE: BABA) closed at $132.75, down -1.29%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.87 million shares were traded. BABA stock price reached its highest trading level at $136.2425 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.36.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BABA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.48 and its Current Ratio is at 1.48. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.23 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.21.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Equal-Weight to Overweight on February 24, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $100 to $180.
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 315291860992 and an Enterprise Value of 2362820788224. As of this moment, Alibaba’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.37. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.08. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.407 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.405.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BABA is 0.23, which has changed by 0.8543093 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BABA has reached a high of $148.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $67.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 40.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 28.32M shares per day over the past 3-months and 20248780 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 2.39B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 2.39B. Insiders hold about 0.13% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 13.98% stake in the company. Shares short for BABA as of 1741910400 were 49474915 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1739491200 on 53479339. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 49474915 and a Short% of Float of 2.4899999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BABA’s forward annual dividend rate was 7.221, compared to 1.00 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05369572
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 15.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $18.22, with high estimates of $19.2 and low estimates of $15.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $68.07 and $58.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $65.51. EPS for the following year is $74.42, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $81.07 and $62.61.
Revenue Estimates
20 analysts predict $237.13B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $249.65B to a low estimate of $196.9B. As of the current estimate, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR’s year-ago sales were $221.87BFor the next quarter, 20 analysts are estimating revenue of $261.35B. There is a high estimate of $266.52B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $255.85B.
A total of 50 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BABA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.03T, while the lowest revenue estimate was $956.79B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $999.49B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $941.17BBased on 51 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.08T in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.13T and the low estimate is $942.65B.
