BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has a slight edge over HVT-A overall, supported by stronger valuation.
HVT-A
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.
HVT-A has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
HVT-A Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
HVT-A's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability and cash flow are stable. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
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 has the edge over HVT-A in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
HVT-A PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.9x | $8.83 | -66% |
| Fair | 9.8x | $14.67 | -44% |
| Forward | 15x | $26.23 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $23.64 | -9.9% |
| Current | 18x | $26.23 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
HVT-A's PE is in its expensive range at 18x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings.
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.
HVT-A Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for HVT-A, 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% |
HVT-A has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 52% for BABA versus HVT-A down 6.9%.
HVT-A Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.79 | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.17 | -50% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.28 | -54% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.19 | -65% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.60 | -59% |
| Q2 2024 | $2.33 | -46% |
| Q1 2024 | $2.76 | -44% |
| Q4 2023 | $3.36 | -36% |
| Q3 2023 | $3.88 | -25% |
HVT-A's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.49 over the past year, against $5.26 in late 2022.
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% |
HVT-A has the stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 8.3% for BABA versus up 12% for HVT-A.
| 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 HVT-A on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
HVT-A Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $194.9M | +7.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $189.1M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $201.9M | +9.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $181M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $181.6M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $184.4M | -13% |
| Q3 2024 | $175.9M | -20% |
| Q2 2024 | $178.6M | -13% |
HVT-A's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $203M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.2% | N/A |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | -1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | +1.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | -3.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 2.8% | -6.8 points |
HVT-A's operating margin was 4.2% last quarter, up 2.7 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% |
HVT-A has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 34% versus its history, compared with BABA at down 158%.
HVT-A Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $18.1M | +996% |
| Q1 2026 | -$9.9M | -36600% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | -67% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.6M | -66% |
| Q1 2025 | $27K | +$3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.1M | -18% |
| Q3 2024 | $16.1M | -52% |
| Q2 2024 | $4.9M | +$9.6M |
HVT-A still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2020 peak: $32M over the past year.
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 2.4B diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| 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.
HVT-A Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -5.1% | -832K shares |
| 1 year | -5.1% | -832K shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -1.2M shares |
| 5 years | -17% | -3.2M shares |
| Available history | -21% | -4.1M shares |
HVT-A has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $14.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $2M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $999,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $2M |
| Q4 2024 | $5M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
HVT-A spent $19M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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).
HVT-A Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q4 2023 | 1.1x | Healthy |
HVT-A has the edge over BABA on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
HVT-A Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.4 | Neutral |
HVT-A's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (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.
HVT-A PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | HVT-A | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 18x | 2.1% below |
| PE % | 94 | 47 | 47 pts above |
HVT-A has the edge over BABA on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
HVT-A Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $28.0 | 6.3% below |
| 20 week MA | $29.1 | 9.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $26.6 | 1.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $23.9 | 9.7% above |
| 200 week MA | $27.0 | 2.8% below |
HVT-A 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.
HVT-A Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.0 | $28.3 | +41% |
| 2021 | $28.3 | $30.8 | +8.7% |
| 2022 | $30.8 | $30.2 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | $30.2 | $35.6 | +18% |
| 2024 | $35.6 | $22.1 | -38% |
| 2025 | $22.1 | $25.1 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.1 | $26.2 | +4.6% |
HVT-A has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.