Relx (RELX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Relx	$9.43B	10.84	$2.47B	$1.86	29.80
Alibaba Group	$996.35B	0.30	$11.08B	$7.45	16.66

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
Relx	N/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, suggesting a potential upside of 24.25%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Relx	Outperform Votes 392 56.48%	Underperform Votes 302 43.52%
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2717 84.33%	Underperform Votes 505 15.67%

Is RELX or BABA a better dividend stock?

Relx pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Relx pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alibaba Group pays out 13.2% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, RELX or BABA?

Relx has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RELX or BABA?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 106 more articles in the media than Relx. MarketBeat recorded 114 mentions for Alibaba Group and 8 mentions for Relx. Relx's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Relx is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Relx	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alibaba Group	44 Very Positive mention(s)	26 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	24 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Relx on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.