UBER vs. BABA, SPGI, PDD, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and IQV
Should you be buying Uber Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Uber Technologies include Alibaba Group (BABA), S&P Global (SPGI), 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.
Uber Technologies vs.
Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.
80.2% of Uber Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Uber Technologies 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Uber Technologies had 42 more articles in the media than Alibaba Group. MarketBeat recorded 100 mentions for Uber Technologies and 58 mentions for Alibaba Group. Uber Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.61 indicating that Uber Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uber Technologies. Alibaba Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uber Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Uber Technologies has a net margin of 22.41% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 12.29%. Uber Technologies' return on equity of 62.60% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.
Uber Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $89.81, suggesting a potential upside of 10.78%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $150.36, suggesting a potential upside of 25.91%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Uber Technologies.
Uber Technologies has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more 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.
Alibaba Group received 2138 more outperform votes than Uber Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.39% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Uber Technologies an outperform vote.
Summary
Uber Technologies beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:UBER) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
