China and US Equity Analyst

Roger Xie

10 year investment experience on public and private equity. Deep-dive fundamental research. Specialize in China and US market.

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Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>News reported that Alibaba is in talks with Shanghai Media Group to sell its 30% stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weibo-corp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3826:1" rel="noopener">Weibo Corp (WB US)</a>, which we have expected since Weibo's Hong Kong listing.</li>
<li>Since 2013, Alibaba has started to invest in Weibo before its NASDAQ IPO and continued to increase the holdings. Alibaba remains a strategic partner with Weibo on platform advertisement.</li>
<li>We view the potential transaction net positive for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weibo-corp-adr" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3826:1" rel="noopener">Weibo Corp (WB US)</a> as it will realign Weibo strategic direction and Alibaba impact will be minimized. Weibo valuation is also attractive.</li>
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News reported that Alibaba is in talks with Shanghai Media Group to sell its 30% stake in Weibo Corp (WB US), which we have expected since Weibo's Hong Kong listing.
Since 2013, Alibaba has started to invest in Weibo before its NASDAQ IPO and continued to increase the holdings. Alibaba remains a strategic partner with Weibo on platform advertisement.
We view the potential transaction net positive for Weibo Corp (WB US) as it will realign Weibo strategic direction and Alibaba impact will be minimized. Weibo valuation is also attractive.


Weibo (WB US): Alibaba Potential Stake Sale, More Visibility on Strategic Direction