Contrasting Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and Amentum (NYSE:AMTM)

Amentum (NYSE:AMTMGet Free Report) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABAGet Free Report) are both construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Amentum and Alibaba Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Amentum 0 1 2 0 2.67
Alibaba Group 0 2 13 0 2.87

Amentum presently has a consensus target price of $28.33, suggesting a potential upside of 22.44%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $115.13, suggesting a potential upside of 33.12%. Given Alibaba Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Amentum.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

39.9% of Amentum shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Amentum and Alibaba Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Amentum N/A N/A N/A
Alibaba Group 8.98% 12.28% 7.44%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Amentum and Alibaba Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Amentum $8.39 billion 0.67 -$82.00 million N/A N/A
Alibaba Group $130.35 billion 1.58 $11.08 billion $4.93 17.54

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Amentum.

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Amentum on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Amentum

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Amentum Holdings, Inc. provides engineering and technology solutions to address challenges in science, security, and sustainability. It serves various markets, such as energy and environment, space, intelligence, defense, civilian, commercial, and international markets. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquatered in Chantilly, Virginia.

About Alibaba Group

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Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao, a digital retail platform; Tmall, a third-party online and mobile commerce platform; Alimama, a monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT services; and hardware, software license, software installation, and application development and maintenance services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Quark, a platform for information search, storage, and consumption; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; and Tmall Genie smart speaker. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.

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