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Alibaba (BABA) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts
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Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) closed at $80.51 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.71% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.58%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.27%.
Heading into today, shares of the online retailer had lost 9.47% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 5.71% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.95% in that time.
The upcoming earnings release of Alibaba will be of great interest to investors. In that report, analysts expect Alibaba to post earnings of $2.16 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 18.68%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $31.39 billion, up 7.77% from the prior-year quarter.
BABA's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $8.99 per share and revenue of $133.21 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +13.22% and +5.68%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Alibaba. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 1.1% downward. Alibaba is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
With respect to valuation, Alibaba is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.89. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.17, so one might conclude that Alibaba is trading at a discount comparatively.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 95, putting it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.
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Alibaba (BABA) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts
Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) closed at $80.51 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.71% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.58%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.27%.
Heading into today, shares of the online retailer had lost 9.47% over the past month, lagging the Retail-Wholesale sector's loss of 5.71% and the S&P 500's loss of 3.95% in that time.
The upcoming earnings release of Alibaba will be of great interest to investors. In that report, analysts expect Alibaba to post earnings of $2.16 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 18.68%. Meanwhile, our latest consensus estimate is calling for revenue of $31.39 billion, up 7.77% from the prior-year quarter.
BABA's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $8.99 per share and revenue of $133.21 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +13.22% and +5.68%, respectively.
It is also important to note the recent changes to analyst estimates for Alibaba. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 1.1% downward. Alibaba is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
With respect to valuation, Alibaba is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 8.89. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 19.17, so one might conclude that Alibaba is trading at a discount comparatively.
The Internet - Commerce industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 95, putting it in the top 38% of all 250+ industries.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Keep in mind to rely on Zacks.com to watch all these stock-impacting metrics, and more, in the succeeding trading sessions.