ING Groep NV Decreases Stake in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

ING Groep NV lessened its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,492 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after selling 3,420 shares during the period. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $1,160,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of BABA. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 3,411 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 981 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Alibaba Group in the 1st quarter valued at $254,000. Aberdeen Group plc increased its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 308.7% in the 2nd quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 18,534 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $2,102,000 after acquiring an additional 13,999 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.8% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 12,029 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $1,364,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 21.8% during the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 6,651 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $754,000 after acquiring an additional 1,189 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.47% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Alibaba Group

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BABA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Loop Capital set a $140.00 price objective on shares of Alibaba Group in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 8th. Nomura raised their price target on shares of Alibaba Group from $193.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Mizuho set a $195.00 price objective on Alibaba Group in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.17.

Alibaba Group Stock Performance

NYSE:BABA opened at $155.74 on Friday. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a fifty-two week low of $95.73 and a fifty-two week high of $192.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a current ratio of 1.46. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $159.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $154.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $371.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.51, a PEG ratio of 3.48 and a beta of 0.39.

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.