Analysts reboot Alibaba stock price target after earnings

If only those magic words worked for real. In the fable “Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves,” the eponymous hero gains access to a cave full of riches by uttering the phrase “open sesame.” Related: Single Best Trade: Wall Street veteran picks Palantir stock Jack Ma, co-founder of Alibaba (BABA,) liked the story so much that he named a Chinese e-commerce giant after the hero of the story. “Alibaba is a kind, smart businessperson,” Ma said in a 2006 interview. “Alibaba opens sesame for small- to medium-sized companies.” Unfortunately, we live in a world that is somewhat short of magic,…