Relx (RELX) Competitors

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

Is RELX or BABA a better dividend stock?

Relx pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $0.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Relx pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alibaba Group pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is RELX or BABA more profitable?

Alibaba Group has a net margin of 13.03% compared to Relx's net margin of 0.00%. Alibaba Group's return on equity of 13.64% beat Relx's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Relx	N/A	N/A	N/A
Alibaba Group	13.03%	13.64%	8.05%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RELX or BABA?

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Relx. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Relx, 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
Relx	$12.06B	7.25	$2.47B	$1.86	25.63
Alibaba Group	$137.30B	2.12	$17.93B	$7.45	16.41

Do analysts rate RELX or BABA?

Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $153.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.35%. Given Alibaba Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Relx.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Relx	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

Does the media favor RELX or BABA?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 48 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Alibaba Group and 4 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Alibaba Group's score of 1.00 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Relx	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Alibaba Group	39 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, RELX or BABA?

Relx has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RELX or BABA?

15.0% of Relx shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Relx 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Relx on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.