Fiserv (FISV) Competitors

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and Fiserv (NASDAQ:FISV) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BABA or FISV?

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.8% of Fiserv shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fiserv shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BABA or FISV?

Alibaba Group received 2688 more outperform votes than Fiserv when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Fiserv an outperform vote while only 84.40% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2710 84.40%	Underperform Votes 501 15.60%
Fiserv	Outperform Votes 22 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Does the media prefer BABA or FISV?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 64 more articles in the media than Fiserv. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Alibaba Group and 14 mentions for Fiserv. Alibaba Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Fiserv's score of 0.28 indicating that Alibaba Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alibaba Group	42 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fiserv	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BABA or FISV?

Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $144.07, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Fiserv.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07
Fiserv	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or FISV?

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fiserv has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BABA or FISV more profitable?

Alibaba Group has a net margin of 12.29% compared to Fiserv's net margin of 0.00%. Alibaba Group's return on equity of 12.89% beat Fiserv's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%
Fiserv	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BABA or FISV?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fiserv. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fiserv, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alibaba Group	$981.77B	0.33	$11.08B	$6.92	19.45
Fiserv	$18.15B	7.55	$2.38B	$3.79	57.54

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Fiserv on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.