Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors

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

Is UBER or BABA more profitable?

Uber Technologies has a net margin of 26.68% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 13.03%. 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 Technologies	26.68%	59.96%	24.38%
Alibaba Group	13.03%	13.64%	8.05%

Do analysts prefer UBER or BABA?

Uber Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $102.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.99%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $157.38, suggesting a potential upside of 29.94%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Uber Technologies.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UBER or BABA?

80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Uber Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uber Technologies	$47.33B	4.08	$9.86B	$5.87	15.78
Alibaba Group	$137.30B	2.10	$17.93B	$7.45	16.26

Does the media favor UBER or BABA?

In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 28 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 97 mentions for Uber Technologies and 69 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.93 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	66 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alibaba Group	48 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, UBER or BABA?

Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.17, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Uber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.