What Is the Best Inc. Stock Symbol?

Best Logistics Technologies Ltd., a Chinese logistics company, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on June 27, 2017, but there won't be a Best Inc. stock symbol until the company is ready to list on an exchange. But we have a strategy to profit from Best Inc. without waiting for the IPO...

Best Logistics plans to offer American depositary receipts (ADRs) on the Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), although there isn't a set IPO date. ADRs are traded just like stocks and allow foreign companies to list on American stock exchanges. Investors are looking forward to the Best Inc. IPO because of the potential it has operating in the world's largest logistics market.

Best Inc stock symbolAccording to Asia Times, the Chinese logistics market amassed sales of $1.6 trillion in 2015.

However, even though access to a $1.6 trillion market is tempting, IPOs can be risky. For example, the Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP) stock price has plummeted 27% since its March 2 IPO.

That's why we're going to show you how to profit from the IPO hype without ever buying Best Logistics stock when it goes public...

Instead of Best Inc. Stock, There's a Safer Profit Opportunity

We're recommending a publicly traded company that's already the largest stakeholder in Best Inc. We'll tell you the name of this company in a bit, but first we want to show you why we think it's a better play than the Best Inc. IPO...

This company already owns 23.4% of Best Logistics. That means this company's stake is worth $702 million based on Best Logistics' $3 billion valuation in 2016.

And this creates a win-win scenario for Money Morning readers.

You see, if Best Logistics' market cap rises above its current valuation after the IPO, this firm's investment will be worth even more. For example, a $5 billion market cap for Best Logistics would make this early investor's stake worth $1.1 billion, a 56.69% gain from the company's current investment.

If Best Logistics soars to a $5 billion market cap after its IPO, its largest shareholder will grow to a market cap of $375.1 billion, with a potential windfall of $398 million.

But the main reason we prefer owning this company instead of waiting on the Best Logistics IPO is stability. Owning this stock gives you the upside of the Best Inc. IPO without the risk. Even if the Best Inc. stock price drops after going public, this company is still an excellent stock to own.

And Wall Street analysts are bullish on this company's stock. According to FactSet, 93% of analysts who cover this stock give it a "Buy" rating.

That's up 8% from the 85% of analysts who recommended it as a buy last June.

And according to FactSet, one brokerage firm projects this company's stock price will climb 31.99% in the next 12 months.

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In fact, Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon calls this a "legacy stock," an investment that you will want to hold forever.

Here's our stock to buy to profit from Best Inc.'s potential without buying into a risky IPO...

Own Shares of This "Legacy" Stock Today for Long-Term Profits

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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) owns a 23.4% stake in Best Logistics.

And because Alibaba seems to have a reach into every industry, it's often referred to as the "Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) of China."

Over the last three years, Alibaba has purchased companies in industries ranging from retail, tech, and entertainment. In 2014, Alibaba purchased a 50% stake in China's most popular soccer team for $192 million, according to Bloomberg Business.

But Alibaba CEO Jack Ma has proven himself a visionary as early as 2004...

Displeased with the flaws in the Chinese banking system, Ma created the first customer-to-customer payment system in 2004, known as Alipay. According to AdvertisingAge, Alipay was processing nearly 50% of online Chinese e-commerce transactions as of 2007.

And in 2013, Alibaba gained a larger reach into the financial sector. Alibaba opened a money market product known as Yu'Bao. Around 100 million people opened Yu'Bao accounts just a year after its launch.

And we believe Ma's leadership is the biggest reason the Alibaba stock price will soar in 2017.

In a letter to shareholders on Oct. 8, 2015, Ma shared his ultimate vision for Alibaba. In the letter, Ma stated, "Our key priorities for the next decade will be globalization, development of the rural economy, and Big Data."

And the globalization of China is part of why Ma is betting on this logistics company. Best Inc. offers express delivery, freight delivery, inventory management, warehouse fulfillment, and business consultation to cross-border logistics services.

Patalon also praised Ma for entering the cloud computing market.

"Alibaba's moves into entertainment, media, cloud computing - these are all part of a broad vision Jack Ma and his executive team have for Alibaba," Patalon said in September 2015.

Since September 2015, the BABA stock price has climbed roughly 123%.

But if you didn't listen to Patalon back then, that's okay. The BABA stock price is expected to climb 32% in the next 12 months.

According to FactSet, one brokerage firm has a one-year price target for BABA stock of $190 per share. From today's prices, that's a potential profit of 31.99%.

The Bottom Line: Wall Street is always hyping up the next big IPO, and it will be no different with Best Inc. stock. But because IPOs can have volatile price swings within the first few months of trading, we are focusing on a much more stable to company to invest in. With all of its revenue sources, Alibaba is a "legacy stock" that you'll want to hold forever.

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