Alibaba Group (BABA) Competitors $155.02 -0.42 (-0.27%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$155.06 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 09/12/2025 08:00 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, 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), 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 PDD S&P Global 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Does the media refer more to UBER or BABA? In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 43 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 133 mentions for Uber Technologies and 90 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.79 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 94 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 45 Very Positive mention(s) 21 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 better earnings & 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$47.33B4.23$9.86B$5.8716.34Alibaba Group$137.30B2.69$17.93B$8.6018.03 Do analysts rate UBER or BABA? Uber Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $103.06, suggesting a potential upside of 7.46%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $167.40, suggesting a potential upside of 7.99%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility & 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 9 of the 16 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$370.61B$75.11B$27.90B$21.58BDividend Yield0.61%1.12%173.88%3.49%P/E Ratio18.0329.8120.6229.75Price / Sales2.6930.058.4386.27Price / Cash14.38376.5666.6725.00Price / Book2.497.824.824.58Net Income$17.93B$2.26B$872.26M$999.94M7 Day Performance14.41%5.01%1.40%0.68%1 Month Performance26.76%6.66%5.12%4.02%1 Year Performance83.04%64.31%19.36%16.39% Alibaba Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BABAAlibaba Group3.8113 of 5 stars$155.02-0.3%$167.40+8.0%+83.0%$370.61B$137.30B18.03124,320Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeUBERUber Technologies4.4648 of 5 stars$93.66+2.9%$103.06+10.0%+32.3%$194.92B$43.98B15.9231,100Trending NewsPDDPDD4.0529 of 5 stars$125.25+0.5%$137.82+10.0%+32.1%$174.12B$53.96B13.5723,465Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.8968 of 5 stars$542.98+0.9%$611.69+12.7%+5.0%$165.67B$14.21B41.7442,350Positive NewsMELIMercadoLibre4.5998 of 5 stars$2,367.50-2.1%$2,817.22+19.0%+10.2%$120.22B$20.78B58.5618,282Positive NewsDASHDoorDash3.5263 of 5 stars$249.16+0.9%$264.65+6.2%+96.4%$106.41B$10.72B138.3823,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastRELXRelx2.4941 of 5 stars$47.23+0.4%N/A-2.5%$86.59B$12.06B25.3836,400News CoveragePYPLPayPal4.8299 of 5 stars$68.240.0%$85.00+24.6%-4.6%$65.15B$31.80B14.5724,400Positive NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.0499 of 5 stars$72.67-0.2%$76.98+5.9%+56.2%$47.47B$7.30B19.9141,073Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.9324 of 5 stars$178.06-0.7%$215.00+20.7%-5.2%$45.78B$8.92B71.7923,854News CoverageRDDTReddit3.3422 of 5 stars$240.77+0.3%$175.38-27.2%+330.6%$45.02B$1.30B218.662,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider Trade 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 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 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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