Is Alibaba Stock a Buy Right Now?

Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) doesn't want to be known as just an e-commerce giant any longer. Throughout 2025, the Chinese company leaned into its ambitions to become a cloud and artificial intelligence leader. The most recent quarterly results, however, paint a complicated picture of a business that's thriving in some ways, but uncertain in others. Leaning into the cloud Alibaba's cloud intelligence line grew by 36% in this latest quarter compared to the same period last year. Overall, though, Alibaba rep ...