Jefferies maintains 'buy' rating on Alibaba Group citing cloud growth
What happened
Jefferies maintained a 'buy' rating on Alibaba Group. The bank forecasts Alibaba Cloud revenue growth to exceed 50% in financial year 2028, driven by solid execution across AI Cloud and Compute services and e-commerce.
Why it matters
The forecast for accelerated cloud revenue growth and improving segment margins suggests strong operational performance. Jefferies expects AI Cloud and Compute services revenue to rise more than 50% year over year to RMB60.5 billion.
Who's involved
- Alibaba GroupChinese multinational technology company receiving the 'buy' rating and growth forecasts
- Alibaba CloudChinese cloud computing company expected to see cloud revenue growth accelerate
- alibaba.comB2B website owned by Alibaba Group cited for stable e-commerce revenue growth
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- Alibaba CloudSpeculative
Alibaba Cloud might see increased demand for its AI Cloud and Compute services, potentially raising revenue.
- alibaba.comSpeculative
alibaba.com might see stable revenue growth due to strong execution in its e-commerce segment.
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The entities involved
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Alibaba Group
Chinese multinational technology company