J.P. Morgan analyst Alex Yao maintains $Alibaba (BABA.US)$ with a buy rating, and adjusts the target price from $108 to $125.
According to TipRanks data, the analyst has a success rate of 49.0% and a total average return of 5.5% over the past year.
Furthermore, according to the comprehensive report, the opinions of $Alibaba (BABA.US)$'s main analysts recently are as follows:
Expectations are set for Alibaba to unveil its fiscal Q2 results in the early to mid-November period, with projections indicating a 6% annual increase in total revenue. It's anticipated that the core revenue from Taobao and Tmall will remain relatively unchanged from the previous year. The forecast also suggests a modest 1.8% year-over-year rise in customer management revenue from the China marketplaces, predicated on a mid-single digit percentage growth in gross merchandise value, or GMV, coupled with a slightly reduced blended take rate.
The firm maintains a cautious stance on Alibaba, influenced by subdued consumer spending and ongoing reinvestments that are expected to impact earnings. The anticipation is for the Gross Merchandise Value to rise by 4%-5% year over year, compared to the higher single digits seen in the first quarter. Additionally, projections include an acceleration of customer management revenue growth to 2%-3%, up from 0.6% in the previous quarter, potentially supported by software service fees.
Expectations are set for Alibaba's fiscal second quarter revenue and profit at its core platforms, Taobao and Tmall, to be challenged by a subdued consumption climate. However, it is suggested that investors look past these results in anticipation of forthcoming positive catalysts. Comparing the forward price-to-earnings multiples of the 'big 3' China e-commerce companies—Alibaba, PDD Holdings, and JD.com—Alibaba is viewed as the most promising of the trio.
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