Relx (RELX) Competitors

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and Relx (NYSE:RELX) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BABA or RELX?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Relx. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
Relx	$9.43B	9.80	$2.47B	$1.86	26.78

Is BABA or RELX a better dividend stock?

Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Relx pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Alibaba Group pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Relx pays out 59.7% 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.

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

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Relx shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BABA or RELX more profitable?

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

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

Does the media favor BABA or RELX?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 67 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Alibaba Group and 11 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.85 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alibaba Group	41 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Relx	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BABA or RELX?

Alibaba Group received 2320 more outperform votes than Relx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.40% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 56.36% of users gave Relx an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2710 84.40%	Underperform Votes 501 15.60%
Relx	Outperform Votes 390 56.36%	Underperform Votes 302 43.64%

Which has more risk & volatility, BABA or RELX?

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Relx has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BABA or RELX?

Alibaba Group presently has a consensus target price of $144.07, suggesting a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Alibaba Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Relx.

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
Relx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Relx on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.