[ET Net News Agency, 14 July 2020] Daiwa Research raised its target price for Alibaba
Group (09988) to HK$294 from HK$260 and maintained its "buy" rating.
Alibaba will post its 1Q FY2021 results in August. The research house anticipates a
solid quarter with 30% revenue growth, underpinned by core-core commerce and cloud
business growth, and non-GAAP EBITA of CNY37.2bn (+8%).
Daiwa expects a further acceleration in June national online retail sales of tangible
products, due on 16 July, from +19% in April and May, and +6% in 1Q. Given the successful
June-18 shopping festival, Daiwa expects a stronger recovery in Tmall physical goods sales
for 1Q FY2021 than estimated earlier. (KL)