S&P Global (SPGI) Competitors

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do analysts prefer BABA or SPGI?

Alibaba Group currently has a consensus price target of $154.21, indicating a potential upside of 36.82%. S&P Global has a consensus price target of $592.71, indicating a potential upside of 18.30%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than S&P Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07
S&P Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to BABA or SPGI?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 10 more articles in the media than S&P Global. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Alibaba Group and 37 mentions for S&P Global. S&P Global's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.90 indicating that S&P Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alibaba Group	29 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
S&P Global	29 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, BABA or SPGI?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alibaba Group	$996.35B	0.27	$11.08B	$7.45	15.13
S&P Global	$14.49B	10.60	$3.85B	$12.73	39.36

Is BABA or SPGI 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
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%
S&P Global	27.12%	14.33%	8.10%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BABA or SPGI?

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.2% of S&P Global shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of S&P Global shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BABA or SPGI a better dividend stock?

Alibaba Group pays an annual dividend of $1.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. S&P Global pays an annual dividend of $3.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Alibaba Group pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&P Global pays out 30.2% 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. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or SPGI?

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, S&P Global has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BABA or SPGI?

Alibaba Group received 2208 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2718 84.33%	Underperform Votes 505 15.67%
S&P Global	Outperform Votes 510 74.02%	Underperform Votes 179 25.98%

Summary

Alibaba Group and S&P Global tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.