DoorDash (DASH) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BABA or DASH?

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DoorDash has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BABA or DASH?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than DoorDash. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DoorDash, 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	0.29	$11.08B	$6.92	17.49
DoorDash	$10.72B	7.62	$123M	$0.27	720.20

Does the media refer more to BABA or DASH?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 7 more articles in the media than DoorDash. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Alibaba Group and 51 mentions for DoorDash. DoorDash's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.61 indicating that DoorDash is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alibaba Group	27 Very Positive mention(s)	14 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	10 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DoorDash	28 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BABA or DASH?

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of DoorDash shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of DoorDash shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BABA or DASH?

Alibaba Group received 2549 more outperform votes than DoorDash when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.39% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 51.08% of users gave DoorDash an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2714 84.39%	Underperform Votes 502 15.61%
DoorDash	Outperform Votes 165 51.08%	Underperform Votes 158 48.92%

Is BABA or DASH more profitable?

Alibaba Group has a net margin of 12.29% compared to DoorDash's net margin of 1.15%. Alibaba Group's return on equity of 12.89% beat DoorDash's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%
DoorDash	1.15%	1.67%	1.02%

Do analysts rate BABA or DASH?

Alibaba Group currently has a consensus target price of $150.36, suggesting a potential upside of 24.25%. DoorDash has a consensus target price of $209.66, suggesting a potential upside of 7.82%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than DoorDash.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
DoorDash	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70

Summary

Alibaba Group beats DoorDash on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.