Factory Mutual Insurance Co. Increases Position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Factory Mutual Insurance Co. raised its position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) by 12.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 53,446 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,725 shares during the period. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.’s holdings in Alibaba Group were worth $7,834,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capital World Investors increased its position in shares of Alibaba Group by 1,074.9% in the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 6,038,318 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,079,229,000 after purchasing an additional 5,524,354 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,293,597 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $946,125,000 after acquiring an additional 26,156 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 17.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,987,539 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $533,964,000 after acquiring an additional 448,484 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,028,659 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $362,582,000 after acquiring an additional 166,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coatue Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 130.1% in the 3rd quarter. Coatue Management LLC now owns 1,996,593 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $356,851,000 after acquiring an additional 1,128,826 shares during the last quarter. 13.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Alibaba Group Trading Down 0.3%

NYSE:BABA opened at $127.33 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $140.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $155.54. The company has a market capitalization of $303.99 billion, a PE ratio of 24.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 52-week low of $102.19 and a 52-week high of $192.67.

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) last released its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, February 14th. The specialty retailer reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $40.71 billion for the quarter. Alibaba Group had a return on equity of 7.43% and a net margin of 9.12%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Alibaba Group Holding Limited will post 7.86 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on BABA. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on Alibaba Group from $190.00 to $170.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Alibaba Group from $195.00 to $190.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Alibaba Group from $200.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Alibaba Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Finally, Nomura increased their target price on shares of Alibaba Group from $193.00 to $237.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $187.89.

Key Stories Impacting Alibaba Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba confirmed it is behind the viral HappyHorse‑1.0 AI video model that quickly climbed leaderboards — this validates Alibaba’s AI prowess in content/video generation and can drive new cloud, advertising and content‑platform revenue opportunities. Alibaba just revealed it’s behind a viral AI video model dominating leaderboards
• Positive Sentiment: Industry rankings show Alibaba’s video model topping global leaderboards — a visible tech win that supports the company’s narrative of competing with Western AI players and could accelerate enterprise/cloud demand. Alibaba’s New AI Video-Generation Model Tops Global Ranking After Debut
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba Cloud led a ~RMB2bn (~$290–300M) funding round for ShengShu/Vidu — signaling strategic external investments to capture the AI‑video market and expand AI capabilities beyond internal development. This supports growth optionality for cloud/AI services. Alibaba leads $290 million investment for building a new kind of AI model as LLM limits emerge
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba is deploying its self‑developed Zhenwu AI chips in a major China Telecom data center and unveiled a large AI chip cluster — progress on vertical integration that reduces reliance on external chips and supports cloud margin/scale long term. Alibaba’s Zhenwu AI Chips Power New China Telecom Data Center
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts at Erste slightly raised FY2026/27 EPS estimates — small beat for near‑term fundamentals and a signal that some sell‑side models are warming to Alibaba’s recovery. Alibaba analyst note and estimate update
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary is prompting valuation reassessments after the share move — useful context for investors weighing whether the AI progress justifies current multiples, but not an immediate catalyst by itself. Assessing Alibaba Group Holding (NYSE:BABA) Valuation After Recent Share Price Strength
• Negative Sentiment: Jefferies cut its price target and warned AI user‑acquisition and service pricing could squeeze margins — a notable bearish analyst view that has triggered short‑term selling and raises execution risk if AI investments fail to monetize quickly. Jefferies Resets Alibaba Stock Price Target
• Negative Sentiment: Following the Jefferies call, the stock experienced a near‑term pullback in some sessions — a reminder that market sentiment on costly AI bets can produce volatile trading around earnings/updates. Alibaba stock plunges 3% after Jefferies cut

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.