On October 7, Alibaba fell 3.24% overnight, trading at $105.32/share, with turnover of $12.56 million.

The decline follows a fresh round of target price reductions by sell-side institutions and continued executive selling, which have collectively pressured market sentiment. East Asia Securities lowered its target price from HK$156 to HK$150, citing a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 14.1 times that is below the 10-year average and a substantial discount to US-listed AI cloud peers. Separately, Chief People Officer Jiang Fang sold 885,272 shares on September 30, cashing out approximately $11.99 million, while Chief Financial Officer Xu Hong recently sold 103,046 shares for about $1.41 million. Management disposals are being read as a near-term bearish signal. Option flow has also shown defensive positioning, with bearish put spreads and capped upside structures appearing in recent sessions. Despite Nomura's upward revision of fiscal 2027 adjusted net profit forecasts on stronger cloud growth expectations, short-term sentiment remains dominated by dilution concerns, expanded capital expenditure commitments, and insider selling.

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