Regal Partners Ltd Buys Shares of 9,000 Alibaba Group Holding Limited $BABA

Regal Partners Ltd bought a new position in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 9,000 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock, valued at approximately $1,609,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ameriflex Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Alibaba Group by 101.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 143 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in shares of Alibaba Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Alibaba Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. NBT Bank N A NY lifted its position in Alibaba Group by 231.5% during the third quarter. NBT Bank N A NY now owns 179 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Richardson Financial Services Inc. lifted its position in Alibaba Group by 34.4% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 254 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. 13.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Alibaba Group

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

• Positive Sentiment: Company sets up an AI task force led by CEO Eddie Wu to accelerate foundation-model work, signaling senior-level commitment and resource allocation to Qwen and broader AI initiatives. This can support investor confidence in Alibaba’s AI roadmap. Alibaba Forms AI Task Force After Qwen Leader Exit
• Positive Sentiment: Alibaba hired a former Google DeepMind research scientist to bolster its Qwen AI team — a sign of talent acquisition to strengthen model development and competitiveness in generative AI. Alibaba Poaches Google DeepMind Research Scientist For Qwen AI Push
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage notes Alibaba and other Chinese names may be stabilizing after the selloff; technical signs suggest the market could be bottoming, which may attract value-oriented buyers if macro sentiment improves. Chinese Stocks May Be Bottoming. Alibaba and NetEase Look Attractive.
• Neutral Sentiment: Alibaba announced it will report its December quarter (Q4) results on March 19, 2026 and scheduled a board meeting to approve results — an event risk that could drive volatility depending on revenue, margins, cloud performance and cash flow. Alibaba Group Will Announce December Quarter 2025 Results on March 19, 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Demand from Alibaba and peers is lifting China’s domestic memory suppliers, which could help cloud and datacenter cost/availability over time but is an indirect, medium-term tailwind. Demand from Alibaba and Other Giants Boosts China’s Homegrown Memory Suppliers
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term headwinds: the Qwen AI division head resigned and several senior leaders reshuffled — this creates execution uncertainty even as management pledges more resources. Market reaction depends on clarity of the new organization and pace of model delivery. Alibaba CEO confirms departure of Qwen AI division head
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts flag fundamentals: cloud revenue growth is healthy but profitability, plunging profit, negative free cash flow and renewed regulatory pressure in China raise doubts about whether heavy AI spending will pay off. These concerns can cap multiple expansion until visibility improves. Can Alibaba Stock Overcome Weak Cloud Growth and Regulatory Pressure?

Alibaba Group Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE BABA opened at $130.98 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $157.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $157.96. The stock has a market cap of $312.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.09, a P/E/G ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 0.43. Alibaba Group Holding Limited has a 12-month low of $95.73 and a 12-month high of $192.67. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BABA has been the topic of several analyst reports. Freedom Capital lowered shares of Alibaba Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Macquarie Infrastructure reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Alibaba Group in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Alibaba Group from $218.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Erste Group Bank downgraded Alibaba Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Alibaba Group from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $195.17.

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.