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Alibaba.com is a Chinese multinational technology conglomerate with investments and products related to ecommerce, AI and Internet services. Founded in 1999, Alibaba is also known for hosting the largest ecommerce marketplaces in the world: Alibaba.com, Taobao and Tmall. Alibaba is headed by founder Jack Ma, who named the company after the character, Ali Baba, in the well-known folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights.
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| Open | US$144.92 |
|---|---|
| High | US$150.99 |
| Low | US$144.44 |
| Close | US$150.18 |
| Previous close | US$145.08 |
| Change | US$5.1 |
| Change % | 3.5153% |
| Volume | 23,832,265 |
| 52-week range | US$144.58 - US$319.32 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$170.4654 |
| 200-day moving average | US$207.7028 |
| Target price | US$262.05 |
| PE ratio | 17.4774 |
| Dividend yield | N/A (0%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$8.301 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $150.18
| 1 month (2021-08-27) | -5.83% |
|---|---|
| 3 months (2021-06-28) | -34.30% |
| 6 months (2021-03-26) | -33.92% |
| 1 year (2020-09-25) | -44.60% |
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| 2 years (2019-09-27) | -9.52% |
| 3 years (2018-09-27) | -9.70% |
| 5 years (2016-09-27) | 38.72% |
Valuing Alibaba stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Alibaba's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Alibaba's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Alibaba shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Alibaba's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.6148. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Alibaba's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Alibaba's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$154.2 billion (£112.5 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Alibaba's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | US$769.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 13.75% |
| Gross profit TTM | US$297.8 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 4.29% |
| Return on equity TTM | 13.76% |
| Profit margin | 19.25% |
| Book value | 358.74 |
| Market capitalisation | US$396.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
There are currently 49.3 million Alibaba shares held short by investors – that's known as Alibaba's "short interest". This figure is 4.4% down from 51.6 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Alibaba shares can be evaluated.
Alibaba's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Alibaba shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Alibaba shares traded daily (recently around 29.9 million). Alibaba's SIR currently stands at 1.65. In other words for every 100,000 Alibaba shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1650 shares are currently held short.
However Alibaba's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Alibaba shares, or, against the total number of tradable Alibaba shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Alibaba's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Alibaba shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0255% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Alibaba shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Alibaba.
Find out more about how you can short Alibaba stock.
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Alibaba.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 28.21
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Alibaba's overall score of 28.21 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty good – landing it in it in the 37th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Alibaba is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 4.34/100
Alibaba's environmental score of 4.34 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Alibaba is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 15.2/100
Alibaba's social score of 15.2 puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Alibaba is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 10.67/100
Alibaba's governance score puts it squarely in the 4th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Alibaba is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Alibaba scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Alibaba has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Alibaba Group Holding Limited was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 28.21 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 36.84 |
| Environmental score | 4.34 |
| Environmental score percentile | 4 |
| Social score | 15.2 |
| Social score percentile | 4 |
| Governance score | 10.67 |
| Governance score percentile | 4 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
We're not expecting Alibaba to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Over the last 12 months, Alibaba's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$144.58 up to US$319.32. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Alibaba's is 0.7866. This would suggest that Alibaba's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through four segments: Core Commerce, Cloud Computing, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. The company operates Taobao Marketplace, a social commerce platform; Tmall, a third-party online and mobile commerce platform for brands and retailers; Alimama, a monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; and Tmall Global and Kaola, which are import e-commerce platforms. It also operates Lingshoutong that connects FMCG manufacturers and their distributors to small retailers; Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, the company offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, it provides elastic computing, database, storage, virtualization network, large-scale computing, security, management and application, big data analytics, machine learning platform, and Internet of Things services. Additionally, the company operates Youku, an online video platform; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency app; and Tmall Genie, an AI-enabled smart speaker. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
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