Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors $135.49 +4.57 (+3.49%) Closing price 09/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$135.34 -0.15 (-0.11%) As of 09/5/2025 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, SPGI, PDD, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, TCOM, WCN, and RDDTShould you be buying Alibaba Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alibaba Group include Uber Technologies (UBER), S&P Global (SPGI), PDD (PDD), MercadoLibre (MELI), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), and Reddit (RDDT). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Alibaba Group vs. Its Competitors Uber Technologies S&P Global PDD MercadoLibre DoorDash Relx PayPal Trip.com Group Waste Connections Reddit Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to UBER or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 47 more articles in the media than Uber Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 123 mentions for Alibaba Group and 76 mentions for Uber Technologies. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.96 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 61 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 70 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 23 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $103.06, indicating a potential upside of 13.39%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $163.53, indicating a potential upside of 20.70%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 2.78Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Which has preferable 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUber Technologies$47.33B4.00$9.86B$5.8715.48Alibaba Group$137.30B2.35$17.93B$8.6015.75 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% Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryUber Technologies and Alibaba Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BABA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$323.25B$74.72B$27.95B$21.30BDividend Yield0.70%1.15%172.50%3.49%P/E Ratio15.7529.5020.8229.64Price / Sales2.3529.088.2785.00Price / Cash12.55374.4266.2625.18Price / Book2.188.404.974.55Net Income$17.93B$2.26B$872.94M$999.70M7 Day Performance0.28%2.25%1.23%0.58%1 Month Performance12.08%4.41%4.86%5.67%1 Year Performance66.90%62.53%22.76%18.25% Alibaba Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABAAlibaba Group4.2997 of 5 stars$135.49+3.5%$163.53+20.7%+66.9%$323.25B$137.30B15.75124,320Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpUBERUber Technologies4.7877 of 5 stars$93.80-2.3%$102.82+9.6%+30.6%$195.61B$47.33B15.9831,100Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSPGIS&P Global4.8862 of 5 stars$548.61+0.2%$611.69+11.5%+5.3%$167.49B$14.21B42.2042,350News CoveragePositive NewsPDDPDD4.0222 of 5 stars$120.22-1.6%$137.82+14.6%+33.6%$167.36B$53.96B13.0423,465News CoveragePositive NewsMELIMercadoLibre4.3874 of 5 stars$2,472.91+0.0%$2,817.22+13.9%+21.7%$125.38B$20.78B61.0718,282News CoveragePositive NewsDASHDoorDash3.6971 of 5 stars$245.25-0.8%$263.88+7.6%+99.8%$104.77B$11.90B136.2523,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeRELXRelx2.7297 of 5 stars$46.64-0.7%N/A+1.8%$85.56B$12.06B25.0836,400News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑PYPLPayPal4.7899 of 5 stars$70.19+0.2%$85.00+21.1%-0.9%$67.06B$31.80B15.0024,400Trending NewsOptions VolumeTCOMTrip.com Group4.32 of 5 stars$73.75-1.7%$76.98+4.4%+53.0%$48.18B$57.29B20.2141,073Analyst UpgradeWCNWaste Connections4.9072 of 5 stars$185.10+1.0%$215.00+16.2%-1.8%$47.83B$9.23B74.6423,854Positive NewsRDDTReddit2.9725 of 5 stars$225.28-0.1%$175.38-22.2%+322.5%$42.16B$1.30B204.802,233News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Uber Technologies Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives PDD Alternatives MercadoLibre Alternatives DoorDash Alternatives Relx Alternatives PayPal Alternatives Trip.com Group Alternatives Waste Connections Alternatives Reddit 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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