Alibaba faces a lot of formidable challenges, but it will likely remain China's top e-commerce and cloud company for the foreseeable future. If you expect it to weather the near-term headwinds as it expands its higher-growth overseas commerce, logistics, cloud, and AI businesses, then it could be the perfect time to buy its undervalued stock.

Once the most high-profile name in Chinese tech, Alibaba had several difficult years in the stock market — but the e-commerce giant could be headed for a turnaround. On Wednesday, Alibaba shares in Hong Kong climbed over 8% after The Information reported that it's working with Apple to roll out AI features for iPhones in China.