BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has a slight edge over HOFT overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
HOFT
Hooker Furnishings Corporation
HOFT offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BABA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
BABA's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
HOFT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
HOFT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and profitability are under pressure.
BABA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $69.66 | -26% |
| Fair | 20x | $86.59 | -8.2% |
| Current | 21x | $94.36 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $115 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BABA's PE is 21x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
HOFT PE Valuation
HOFT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BABA, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
HOFT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HOFT, with profitability improving.
BABA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.57 | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.79 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.85 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.27 | +116% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.06 | +71% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.47 | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.26 | -35% |
BABA has the edge over HOFT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
HOFT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.69 | -$0.48 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.15 | -$1.06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.54 | -$1.35 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.81 | -$1.90 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.21 | -1031% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.09 | -379% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.19 | -231% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.91 | -$0.25 |
HOFT lost $1.69 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
BABA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.2B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.5B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $42.7B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2B | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2B | +1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.5B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $42B | +7.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $35.5B | +5.2% |
BABA has the edge over HOFT on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.2% | -6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | -12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -7.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +6.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | 0 points |
BABA has the edge over HOFT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HOFT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $63.3M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $69.5M | -19% |
| Q1 2026 | $67M | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $70.7M | -32% |
| Q3 2025 | $82.1M | -14% |
| Q2 2025 | $85.3M | -8.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $104.5M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $104.4M | -11% |
HOFT's revenue has slid since its 2020 peak: $63M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3% | +6.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4% | +4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -23% | -16 points |
| Q3 2025 | -5.4% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.2% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5% | -2.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7% | -15 points |
HOFT's operating margin was 2% last quarter, up 7.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BABA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$6.7B | -$4.1B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7B | +$1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -90% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2B | -254% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7B | -182% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.2B | -12231% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1B | -62% |
BABA's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$11.6B over the past year.
HOFT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9M | +244% |
| Q2 2026 | $14M | +1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | -$5.3M | +$6M |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | +$22.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.6M | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.8M | +2079% |
| Q1 2025 | -$11.3M | -301% |
| Q4 2024 | -$18.9M | -$14.5M |
HOFT has the edge over BABA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BABA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +11.1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +21.4M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -161M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -339M shares |
| Available history | -8.4% | -221M shares |
BABA has the edge over HOFT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $269.8M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BABA spent $270M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
HOFT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -18K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +148K shares |
| 3 years | -0.6% | -68K shares |
| 5 years | -10% | -1.2M shares |
| Available history | -8.9% | -1.1M shares |
HOFT has 11M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $96,000 |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | $3M |
| Q3 2023 | $4.4M |
| Q2 2023 | $4.3M |
BABA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
BABA's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
HOFT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -10.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q3 2022 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2022 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
HOFT's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
BABA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.7 | Oversold |
BABA's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
HOFT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 55.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 62.1 | Neutral |
HOFT's weekly RSI is 56 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 62 (neutral).
BABA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BABA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 60 | 47 | 13 pts above |
BABA is trading at 21x earnings, a 19% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
HOFT PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HOFT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 18x | — |
HOFT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BABA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $104.7 | 9.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $111.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $128.0 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $127.7 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $106.4 | 11% below |
BABA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
HOFT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $13.5 | 8% above |
| 20 week MA | $13.9 | 4.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $13.5 | 8.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $12.1 | 20% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.6 | 6.4% below |
HOFT has the edge over BABA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BABA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $215.5 | $222.0 | +3% |
| 2021 | $222.0 | $118.7 | -47% |
| 2022 | $118.7 | $85.7 | -28% |
| 2023 | $85.7 | $77.5 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $77.5 | $85.1 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | $85.1 | $152.2 | +79% |
| 2026 YTD | $152.2 | $94.4 | -38% |
BABA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 38% so far in 2026.
HOFT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $25.7 | $31.5 | +23% |
| 2021 | $31.5 | $22.2 | -29% |
| 2022 | $22.2 | $17.9 | -20% |
| 2023 | $17.9 | $26.1 | +46% |
| 2024 | $26.1 | $13.4 | -49% |
| 2025 | $13.4 | $11.2 | -16% |
| 2026 YTD | $11.2 | $14.6 | +30% |
HOFT has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.