Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors

S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SPGI or BABA?

Alibaba Group received 2206 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.38% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 73.51% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
S&P Global	Outperform Votes 494 73.51%	Underperform Votes 178 26.49%
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2700 84.38%	Underperform Votes 500 15.63%

Does the media refer more to SPGI or BABA?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 8 more articles in the media than S&P Global. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Alibaba Group and 28 mentions for S&P Global. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.74 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
S&P Global	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alibaba Group	16 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SPGI or BABA more profitable?

S&P Global has a net margin of 25.80% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 8.98%. S&P Global's return on equity of 13.72% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&P Global	25.80%	13.72%	7.80%
Alibaba Group	8.98%	12.28%	7.44%

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

87.2% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of S&P Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SPGI or BABA?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than S&P Global. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, 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
S&P Global	$13.77B	11.31	$2.63B	$11.33	44.28
Alibaba Group	$130.35B	1.56	$11.08B	$4.93	17.27

Which has more risk & volatility, SPGI or BABA?

S&P Global has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SPGI or BABA a better dividend stock?

S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. S&P Global pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alibaba Group pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Alibaba Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer SPGI or BABA?

S&P Global currently has a consensus price target of $583.62, indicating a potential upside of 16.33%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $115.13, indicating a potential upside of 35.20%. Given Alibaba Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than S&P Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&P Global	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Summary

S&P Global and Alibaba Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.