Why Is Alibaba Stock Trading Lower Wednesday?
Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri
Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) stock traded lower after reporting Q3 FY23 earnings, missing consensus estimates with a 5% Y/Y revenue growth to $36.67 billion and adjusted earnings per ADS of $2.67. Despite segment growth in areas like International Digital Commerce and Cloud Intelligence, overall results fell short of expectations. Additionally, Alibaba announced an upsized share buyback program to $25 billion through March 2027.

February 07, 2024 | 1:22 pm
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Alibaba's stock traded lower due to Q3 earnings missing estimates and a slight revenue growth miss. The company also announced an upsized share buyback program.
Alibaba's stock price decline is directly related to its Q3 earnings miss and marginal revenue growth miss, which likely disappointed investors. However, the announcement of an upsized share buyback program may provide some support to the stock price in the short term.
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