Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors $107.97 +1.70 (+1.60%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$108.38 +0.42 (+0.38%) As of 07/8/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BABA vs. UBER, SPGI, PDD, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and IQVShould you be buying Alibaba Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alibaba Group include Uber Technologies (UBER), S&P Global (SPGI), PDD (PDD), MercadoLibre (MELI), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and IQVIA (IQV). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alibaba Group vs. Its Competitors Uber Technologies S&P Global PDD MercadoLibre DoorDash Relx PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, UBER or BABA? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uber Technologies. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uber Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUber Technologies$43.98B4.64$9.86B$5.7117.08Alibaba Group$137.30B1.88$17.93B$7.4514.49 Which has more risk and volatility, UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $95.97, suggesting a potential downside of 1.59%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $154.13, suggesting a potential upside of 42.76%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Uber Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Uber Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 26 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Does the media prefer UBER or BABA? In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 18 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 92 mentions for Uber Technologies and 74 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.86 indicating that Uber Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Uber Technologies 59 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 45 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UBER or BABA? 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Uber Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is UBER or BABA more profitable? Uber Technologies has a net margin of 27.07% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 13.03%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 66.46% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Uber Technologies27.07% 66.46% 25.50% Alibaba Group 13.03%13.64%8.05% SummaryUber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Alibaba Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BABA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BABA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BABA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAlibaba GroupINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$253.59B$70.29B$26.72B$20.52BDividend Yield0.97%2.16%175.58%3.76%P/E Ratio14.4932.3229.1227.79Price / Sales1.8815.424.9640.48Price / Cash9.83248.1647.2722.26Price / Book1.747.935.744.58Net Income$17.93B$2.21B$869.96M$982.91M7 Day Performance-2.55%1.69%0.50%0.41%1 Month Performance-11.14%2.81%2.50%3.59%1 Year Performance42.65%97.95%27.18%14.47% Alibaba Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABAAlibaba Group4.9524 of 5 stars$107.97+1.6%$154.13+42.8%+46.9%$253.59B$137.30B14.49204,891Trending NewsGap UpUBERUber Technologies4.6858 of 5 stars$96.35+2.9%$94.85-1.6%+36.9%$195.80B$45.38B16.8631,100Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeSPGIS&P Global4.9116 of 5 stars$529.66+0.0%$593.93+12.1%+15.4%$162.44B$14.21B41.6142,350Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPDDPDD4.57 of 5 stars$104.88+1.2%$144.55+37.8%-21.1%$145.87B$53.96B11.2823,465News CoverageMELIMercadoLibre3.8621 of 5 stars$2,485.31-1.1%$2,645.94+6.5%+47.1%$125.67B$20.78B60.9618,282Positive NewsDASHDoorDash3.0367 of 5 stars$243.45+2.0%$219.32-9.9%+121.5%$103.12B$10.72B316.0423,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastRELXRelx3.3249 of 5 stars$53.42+0.4%N/A+16.2%$100.19B$12.06B28.6936,400PYPLPayPal4.738 of 5 stars$76.26-0.4%$83.42+9.4%+27.0%$74.17B$31.80B17.0624,400Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.7627 of 5 stars$181.08+0.2%$212.29+17.2%+2.0%$46.76B$8.92B74.4723,854Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.9209 of 5 stars$61.55+4.8%$77.25+25.5%+22.2%$40.21B$7.30B17.8441,073News CoverageIQVIQVIA4.897 of 5 stars$162.83-0.9%$226.32+39.0%-21.2%$28.12B$15.41B22.1488,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Uber Technologies Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives PDD Alternatives MercadoLibre Alternatives DoorDash Alternatives Relx Alternatives PayPal Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives IQVIA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BABA) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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