Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors $187.94 -1.40 (-0.74%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$188.33 +0.39 (+0.21%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 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, PDD, SPGI, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, TCOM, RDDT, and WCNShould you be buying Alibaba Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alibaba Group include Uber Technologies (UBER), PDD (PDD), S&P Global (SPGI), MercadoLibre (MELI), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Reddit (RDDT), and Waste Connections (WCN). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alibaba Group vs. Its Competitors Uber Technologies PDD S&P Global MercadoLibre DoorDash Relx PayPal Trip.com Group Reddit Waste Connections Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to UBER or BABA? In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 18 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 84 mentions for Uber Technologies and 66 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.74 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) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 31 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UBER or BABA? 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $104.03, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $181.88, suggesting a potential downside of 3.22%. Given Uber Technologies' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Uber Technologies is more favorable than Alibaba Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Uber Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is UBER or BABA more profitable? Uber Technologies has a net margin of 26.68% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 14.85%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 59.96% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Uber Technologies26.68% 59.96% 24.38% Alibaba Group 14.85%13.04%7.70% Which has more volatility and risk, UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, UBER or BABA? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUber Technologies$43.98B4.58$9.86B$5.8716.44Alibaba Group$1.00T0.45$17.93B$8.6021.85 SummaryUber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 11 of the 17 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. 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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$451.40B$75.14B$27.59B$21.63BDividend Yield0.52%1.17%172.48%3.56%P/E Ratio21.8529.7520.3329.82Price / Sales0.4531.848.7194.31Price / Cash17.52366.0464.9024.73Price / Book3.029.045.004.61Net Income$17.93B$2.25B$909.94M$1.00B7 Day Performance9.34%0.10%1.23%2.07%1 Month Performance43.47%8.07%3.23%3.89%1 Year Performance64.10%54.95%15.61%13.14% Alibaba Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABAAlibaba Group3.2256 of 5 stars$187.94-0.7%$181.88-3.2%+66.6%$451.40B$1.00T21.85124,320Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastUBERUber Technologies4.5718 of 5 stars$98.37+0.8%$103.30+5.0%+32.3%$205.31B$43.98B16.7631,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPDDPDD4.0136 of 5 stars$129.99-0.8%$137.82+6.0%-12.0%$180.97B$409.62B14.1023,465SPGIS&P Global4.9943 of 5 stars$487.66+0.6%$614.46+26.0%-6.7%$148.74B$14.21B37.5142,350Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionMELIMercadoLibre4.7502 of 5 stars$2,468.42-1.0%$2,828.33+14.6%+10.9%$125.14B$20.78B60.9618,282Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDASHDoorDash3.8123 of 5 stars$262.47+0.1%$271.55+3.5%+90.8%$112.13B$10.72B145.8223,700Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeRELXRelx3.3069 of 5 stars$46.89+1.3%N/A-0.4%$85.82B$9.53B25.2136,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↓PYPLPayPal4.8301 of 5 stars$67.30+0.8%$84.50+25.6%-10.4%$64.30B$32.29B14.3824,400Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeTCOMTrip.com Group4.4526 of 5 stars$75.92+0.3%$76.98+1.4%+13.4%$49.60B$7.30B20.8041,073RDDTReddit3.1178 of 5 stars$240.37+3.3%$201.58-16.1%+207.2%$44.94B$1.30B218.522,233Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeGap UpWCNWaste Connections4.9201 of 5 stars$172.29+0.6%$213.00+23.6%-2.1%$44.24B$8.92B69.4723,854Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Uber Technologies Alternatives PDD Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives MercadoLibre Alternatives DoorDash Alternatives Relx Alternatives PayPal Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives Reddit Alternatives Waste Connections 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 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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