S&P Global (SPGI) Competitors $510.37 -0.95 (-0.19%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$509.92 -0.46 (-0.09%) As of 05/23/2025 07:58 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SPGI vs. BABA, UBER, PDD, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and IQVShould you be buying S&P Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of S&P Global include Alibaba Group (BABA), Uber Technologies (UBER), PDD (PDD), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and IQVIA (IQV). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. S&P Global vs. Alibaba Group Uber Technologies PDD MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more volatility & risk, SPGI or BABA? S&P Global has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SPGI or BABA a better dividend stock? S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global pays out 30.2% 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. S&P Global has raised its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Alibaba Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is SPGI or BABA more profitable? S&P Global has a net margin of 27.12% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 12.29%. S&P Global's return on equity of 14.33% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets S&P Global27.12% 14.33% 8.10% Alibaba Group 12.29%12.89%7.69% Does the media refer more to SPGI or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 21 more articles in the media than S&P Global. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for Alibaba Group and 47 mentions for S&P Global. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.71 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment S&P Global 28 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 38 Very Positive mention(s) 12 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SPGI or BABA? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than S&P Global. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&P Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioS&P Global$14.49B10.80$3.85B$12.7340.09Alibaba Group$996.35B0.29$11.08B$7.4516.20 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SPGI or BABA? Alibaba Group received 2207 more outperform votes than S&P Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.33% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 74.02% of users gave S&P Global an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformS&P GlobalOutperform Votes51074.02% Underperform Votes17925.98% Alibaba GroupOutperform Votes271784.33% Underperform Votes50515.67% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SPGI or BABA? 87.2% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of S&P Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SPGI or BABA? S&P Global presently has a consensus price target of $592.71, indicating a potential upside of 16.13%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $154.21, indicating a potential upside of 27.75%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than S&P Global.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score S&P Global 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 SummaryS&P Global and Alibaba Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get S&P Global News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPGI 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 SPGI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricS&P GlobalConsumer credit reporting agencies, mercantile reporting agencies, IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$156.53B$42.44B$24.30B$19.26BDividend Yield0.73%0.96%2.63%3.85%P/E Ratio41.3339.4632.7534.42Price / Sales10.805.17357.5734.83Price / Cash27.3717.9930.9317.51Price / Book4.726.215.384.69Net Income$3.85B$984.76M$196.34M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.30%-3.08%-1.21%-2.38%1 Month Performance6.25%1.28%8.01%4.18%1 Year Performance16.46%12.33%17.70%4.87% S&P Global Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPGIS&P Global4.7789 of 5 stars$510.37-0.2%$592.71+16.1%+16.5%$156.53B$14.49B41.3340,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBABAAlibaba Group4.8515 of 5 stars$122.54-0.7%$154.21+25.8%+48.5%$292.61B$996.35B17.71254,900Dividend CutUBERUber Technologies4.5607 of 5 stars$92.32+0.6%$92.69+0.4%+36.7%$193.06B$45.38B20.2532,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastPDDPDD4.7662 of 5 stars$118.06+0.4%$174.00+47.4%-24.3%$164.36B$393.84B11.5312,992Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownMELIMercadoLibre4.244 of 5 stars$2,571.36-0.5%$2,521.33-1.9%+48.1%$130.36B$22.38B68.2140,500Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownRELXRelx2.5212 of 5 stars$54.97+0.7%N/A+24.1%$101.47B$9.43B29.5535,700DASHDoorDash3.026 of 5 stars$202.47+0.2%$209.97+3.7%+82.7%$85.06B$11.24B749.8916,800Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradePYPLPayPal4.7223 of 5 stars$72.26+0.1%$83.68+15.8%+13.3%$70.28B$31.89B18.0229,900Positive NewsGap DownWCNWaste Connections4.2626 of 5 stars$192.82+0.5%$208.21+8.0%+18.9%$49.82B$9.08B80.6822,100Analyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.8769 of 5 stars$66.94+3.0%$78.53+17.3%+18.2%$43.73B$53.29B20.0433,700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastIQVIQVIA4.9401 of 5 stars$142.65-0.1%$228.14+59.9%-40.3%$24.68B$15.50B19.0286,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors PDD Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors Relx Competitors DoorDash Competitors PayPal Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA 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:SPGI) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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