Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE: BABA): The Stock To Bet On For Economic Progress In The Months Ahead

In the last trading session, 14.92 million shares of the Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE:BABA) were traded, and its beta was 0.46. Most recently the company’s share price was $70.68, and it changed around $1.61 or 2.33% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $169.25B. BABA currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $102.50, offering almost -45.02% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $66.63, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 5.73% since then. We note from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR’s average daily trading volume that its 3-month average coming to 17.40 million.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, based on a mean score of 1.53. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 0 out of 48 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 18 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 1 recommended BABA as a Hold, whereas 29 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR is expected to report earnings per share of $BABA-SW for the current quarter.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE:BABA) trade information

Instantly BABA has showed a green trend with a performance of 2.33% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the green territory. The company’s shares are currently down -8.81% year-to-date, but still up 0.08% over the last five days. On the other hand, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (NYSE:BABA) is -4.27% down in the 30-day period.

The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $165.22, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 57.22% from its current value. Analyst projections state that BABA is forecast to be at a low of $83.89 and a high of $300.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR (BABA) estimates and forecasts

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR share prices are performing particularly well not compared to other companies within the same industry. As is evident from the statistics, the company’s shares have fallen -13.39 percent over the past six months and at a 5.67% annual growth rate that is well below the industry average of 14.90%.

Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a positive earnings growth rate of 1.29%. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR earnings are expected to increase by 14.59% in 2024, but the outlook is positive 10.11% per year for the next five years.

BABA Dividends

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ADR’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in May. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 1.41 percent and its annual dividend per share was 1.00. It is important to note, however, that the 1.41% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.