Uber Technologies (UBER) Competitors

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

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

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BABA or UBER?

In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 10 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Uber Technologies and 66 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Uber Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alibaba Group	36 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Uber Technologies	50 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BABA or UBER?

Alibaba Group received 2139 more outperform votes than Uber Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.39% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 74.93% of users gave Uber Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2713 84.39%	Underperform Votes 502 15.61%
Uber Technologies	Outperform Votes 574 74.93%	Underperform Votes 192 25.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, BABA or UBER?

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BABA or UBER?

Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $150.36, indicating a potential upside of 31.81%. Uber Technologies has a consensus price target of $89.97, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Uber Technologies.

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
Uber Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	25 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BABA or UBER?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uber Technologies. Uber Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alibaba Group, 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	0.28	$11.08B	$6.92	16.48
Uber Technologies	$43.98B	3.48	$9.86B	$4.56	16.04

Is BABA or UBER more profitable?

Uber Technologies has a net margin of 22.41% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 12.29%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 62.60% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%
Uber Technologies	22.41%	62.60%	21.97%

Summary

Alibaba Group and Uber Technologies tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.