Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors $163.90 -2.91 (-1.74%) As of 11:16 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, DASH, MELI, 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), PDD (PDD), S&P Global (SPGI), DoorDash (DASH), MercadoLibre (MELI), 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 PDD S&P Global DoorDash MercadoLibre RELX PayPal Trip.com Group Waste Connections Reddit Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, BABA or UBER? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BABA or UBER 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 Alibaba Group14.85% 13.04% 7.70% Uber Technologies 26.68%59.96%24.38% 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlibaba Group$137.30B2.85$17.93B$8.6019.06Uber Technologies$43.98B4.48$9.86B$5.8716.08 Do analysts recommend BABA or UBER? Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $188.06, indicating a potential upside of 14.74%. Uber Technologies has a consensus price target of $104.03, indicating a potential upside of 10.18%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Uber Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 29 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BABA or UBER? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Uber Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor BABA or UBER? In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Uber Technologies and 69 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.69 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 35 Very Positive mention(s) 18 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Uber Technologies 56 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 17 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$390.10B$72.76B$26.82B$21.71BDividend Yield0.60%1.25%172.56%3.67%P/E Ratio19.0328.4919.3929.58Price / Sales2.8533.569.0586.46Price / Cash14.7136.4416.8517.79Price / Book2.639.195.094.64Net Income$17.93B$2.25B$911.72M$1.01B7 Day Performance-9.55%-2.69%-0.78%-0.79%1 Month Performance5.73%-2.56%-1.42%0.52%1 Year Performance52.03%51.45%13.17%12.96% Alibaba Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABAAlibaba Group3.7124 of 5 stars$163.90-1.7%$188.06+14.7%+51.4%$390.10B$137.30B19.03124,320Trending NewsGap DownUBERUber Technologies4.5711 of 5 stars$96.53-0.1%$104.03+7.8%+9.0%$201.45B$43.98B16.4431,100Positive NewsPDDPDD3.985 of 5 stars$134.25-0.7%$137.82+2.7%-11.9%$186.90B$53.96B14.5623,465Gap UpSPGIS&P Global4.9789 of 5 stars$479.88+0.7%$614.46+28.0%-8.2%$146.49B$14.21B36.9142,350Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDASHDoorDash3.7067 of 5 stars$271.22+0.4%$275.27+1.5%+83.0%$115.86B$10.72B150.6823,700Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeMELIMercadoLibre4.694 of 5 stars$2,172.75-3.3%$2,822.78+29.9%+4.1%$110.15B$20.78B53.6618,282Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRELXRELX3.6008 of 5 stars$46.43-0.4%N/A-3.6%$85.05B$12.06B24.9636,400PYPLPayPal4.8023 of 5 stars$69.25+0.5%$84.50+22.0%-14.5%$66.16B$31.80B14.8024,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownTCOMTrip.com Group4.6012 of 5 stars$73.32-2.5%$76.98+5.0%+8.8%$47.90B$7.30B20.0941,073Positive NewsGap DownWCNWaste Connections4.9339 of 5 stars$174.30+0.7%$213.64+22.6%-5.1%$44.75B$8.92B70.2823,854Upcoming EarningsRDDTReddit2.704 of 5 stars$207.24+3.1%$201.58-2.7%+177.7%$38.78B$1.30B188.402,233 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Uber Technologies Alternatives PDD Alternatives S&P Global Alternatives DoorDash Alternatives MercadoLibre 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 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Army Just Got a New Drone SupplierA cutting-edge drone developer just secured a U.S. Army deal to supply its Flex FPV Modular Drones and build a...The Tomorrow Investor | 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 | SponsoredGold to $27,533?This week, U.S. gold reserves hit an unprecedented $1 TRILLION in value... 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