Relx (RELX) Competitors $53.00 -0.03 (-0.06%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$52.90 -0.10 (-0.19%) As of 06:59 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RELX vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, PDD, MELI, DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and GIBShould you be buying Relx stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Relx include Alibaba Group (BABA), Uber Technologies (UBER), S&P Global (SPGI), PDD (PDD), MercadoLibre (MELI), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and CGI (GIB). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. Relx vs. Alibaba Group Uber Technologies S&P Global PDD MercadoLibre DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group CGI Relx (NYSE:RELX) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor RELX or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 39 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Alibaba Group and 9 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.90 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Relx 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 34 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RELX or BABA? Alibaba Group received 2325 more outperform votes than Relx when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.33% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 56.48% of users gave Relx an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRelxOutperform Votes39256.48% Underperform Votes30243.52% Alibaba GroupOutperform Votes271784.33% Underperform Votes50515.67% Is RELX or BABA a better dividend stock? Relx pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Relx pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alibaba Group pays out 13.8% 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 12.29% compared to Relx's net margin of 0.00%. Alibaba Group's return on equity of 12.89% beat Relx's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RelxN/A N/A N/A Alibaba Group 12.29%12.89%7.69% Do analysts recommend RELX or BABA? Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $154.21, indicating a potential upside of 27.48%. Given Alibaba Group's higher possible 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) 3.20Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 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 is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRelx$9.43B10.36$2.47B$1.8628.47Alibaba Group$996.35B0.29$11.08B$7.4516.24 Which has more risk & volatility, RELX or BABA? Relx has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAlibaba Group beats Relx on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Relx News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RELX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 RELX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRelxBusiness services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$97.73B$21.75B$26.52B$19.79BDividend Yield2.08%3.40%2.86%3.85%P/E Ratio28.4739.5545.4235.76Price / Sales10.3613.272,037.0546.64Price / Cash24.1832.3034.7417.51Price / Book21.976.117.084.84Net Income$2.47B$681.70M$741.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.05%1.80%4.73%2.45%1 Month Performance-1.64%6.21%8.05%5.98%1 Year Performance18.26%44.61%52,403.51%14.73% Relx Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RELXRelx2.6585 of 5 stars$53.00-0.1%N/A+18.3%$97.83B$9.43B28.4935,700BABAAlibaba Group4.6506 of 5 stars$115.02+1.0%$154.21+34.1%+55.0%$274.41B$996.35B16.62254,900UBERUber Technologies4.6917 of 5 stars$83.63-0.6%$93.91+12.3%+25.8%$174.89B$45.38B18.3432,800Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionSPGIS&P Global4.8637 of 5 stars$513.50+0.1%$592.71+15.4%+20.1%$157.49B$14.49B41.5840,000Positive NewsPDDPDD4.7431 of 5 stars$96.44-0.1%$144.55+49.9%-29.4%$134.26B$402.70B9.4212,992MELIMercadoLibre4.1341 of 5 stars$2,593.44+1.2%$2,572.86-0.8%+53.0%$131.48B$22.38B68.7940,500Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionDASHDoorDash3.0065 of 5 stars$212.79+2.0%$209.97-1.3%+92.0%$90.17B$11.24B788.1116,800Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionPYPLPayPal4.5466 of 5 stars$70.93+0.9%$83.29+17.4%+9.3%$68.98B$31.89B17.6929,900Trending NewsInsider TradeWCNWaste Connections4.6313 of 5 stars$196.26-0.4%$212.23+8.1%+14.2%$50.71B$9.08B82.1222,100Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.479 of 5 stars$63.65+1.6%$77.25+21.4%+21.3%$41.58B$55.22B19.0633,700Positive NewsGap DownGIBCGI3.728 of 5 stars$107.59+0.0%$156.75+45.7%+6.7%$24.39B$15.14B19.4690,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BABA Competitors UBER Competitors SPGI Competitors PDD Competitors MELI Competitors DASH Competitors PYPL Competitors WCN Competitors TCOM Competitors GIB Competitors 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:RELX) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSilicon Valley Gold RushA new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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