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Bartosiak: Trading Alibaba (BABA) Earnings with Options

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On Tuesday, January 24th, Alibaba (BABA - Free Report) will release its third quarter earnings results before the bell. The company is a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold), and have a Value, Growth, and Momentum score of D.

Dave will look at Alibaba’s past earnings, take a look at what is currently going on with the company, and give us his thoughts on their upcoming earnings announcement.

Furthermore, Dave will uncover some potential options trades for investors looking to make a play on Alibaba ahead of earnings.

Alibaba in Focus

Alibaba Group Holding Limited operates online and mobile marketplaces in retail and wholesale trade, as well as cloud computing and other services. It provides technology and services to enable consumers, merchants, and other participants to conduct commerce in its ecosystem. The Company operates Taobao Marketplace, an online shopping destination; Tmall, a third-party platform for brands and retailers; Juhuasuan, a group buying marketplace; Alibaba.com, an online business-to-business marketplace; 1688.com, an online wholesale marketplace; and AliExpress, a consumer marketplace. Alibaba Group Holding Limited is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

Alibaba is expected to report earnings at $0.85 per share. Alibaba reported an earnings surprise last quarter at $0.63 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 34.04%. Alibaba has an average EPS Surprise of 6.95%.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Price and Consensus

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Price and Consensus | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Quote

Bottom Line

How should investors play Alibaba ahead of their earnings report? For insights on the best options trades, then tune in at 9:00am this morning to see his thoughts.

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