Comparing Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and MoneyOnMobile (OTCMKTS:MOMT)

Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and MoneyOnMobile (OTCMKTS:MOMT) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of MoneyOnMobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MoneyOnMobile has a beta of 5.63, indicating that its stock price is 463% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%
MoneyOnMobile	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Alibaba Group and MoneyOnMobile, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alibaba Group	0	0	13	2	3.13
MoneyOnMobile	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $150.36, indicating a potential upside of 21.77%. Given Alibaba Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than MoneyOnMobile.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Alibaba Group and MoneyOnMobile”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alibaba Group	$981.77 billion	0.30	$11.08 billion	$6.92	17.84
MoneyOnMobile	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than MoneyOnMobile.

Summary

Alibaba Group beats MoneyOnMobile on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alibaba Group

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.

About MoneyOnMobile

MoneyOnMobile, Inc. offers MoneyOnMobile, a mobile SMS and smart phone application. Its application offers m-Wallet that connects with money to recharge mobile; pay utility bills; top-up DTH account; shop for any goods or services; buy travel related services; and handle banking transactions. The company was formerly known as Calpian, Inc. and changed its name to MoneyOnMobile, Inc. in August 2016. MoneyOnMobile, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Dallas, Texas.