E-commerce remains BABA's top growth driver, with Taobao, Tmall and global platforms fueling its strategy shift.
Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?
The market is valuing Alibaba as a slow-growing domestic company, weighed down by weak Chinese consumer sentiment and intense competition, resulting in a low valuation multiple. This view completely misses the emergence of a global e-commerce powerhouse within Alibaba. The International Digital Commerce segment is growing rapidly and is on a clear path to profitability. Fueled by the AliExpress Choice model and a powerful logistics network, AIDC's revenue is consistently growing at over 20%+, a stark contrast to the single-digit growth of the domestic business.
Alibaba (BABA) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
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Despite recent EPS/revenue misses, Alibaba's adjusted core growth (10% YoY revenue, 36% adj. EBITDA) and strategic AI investments, like MiniMax, signal a strong turnaround and long-term potential. Alibaba's Cloud Intelligence Group revenue accelerated to 18% YoY, with AI products showing triple-digit growth, indicating its past cloud growth concerns are now likely resolved. Strategic stakes in AI "tigers" like MiniMax (eyeing IPO) and a portfolio of 99 startups (3 unicorns, 4 IPOs) significantly broaden Alibaba's valuable asset base.
Every investor in today's market has had to deal with the ongoing uncertainty that trade tariffs have brought on for the S&P 500 index and other specific stocks. Specifically, the retail sector has been handed the harshest environment for businesses to operate in, with uncertainty about whether previous inventory management measures will suffice for the months to come as cost and price uncertainty rise.
Alibaba is undervalued, trading at a forward P/E 22% below the sector median, despite delivering 55% returns and strong cloud/international growth. Cloud division revenue grew 18% in Q4 2025, outpacing Amazon and nearly matching Microsoft, with $53B earmarked for AI/cloud investment. International commerce is a key growth driver, with 22% revenue growth, while domestic e-commerce remains dominant but slower-growing.
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When it comes to tech stocks riding the artificial intelligence (AI) wave, both Amazon (AMZN -0.68%) and Alibaba (BABA -3.34%) are in strong positions. Each is leaning into AI to help drive growth for cloud computing and e-commerce businesses that both companies operate.
Any investor who has been exposed to Chinese stocks has likely noticed a decline in sleep quality over the past few months. These names have become so volatile lately because of the same driving factor across the S&P 500 and the overall technology sector today.