Alibaba Group Holding Limited vs FISERV, INC., two Internet Retail stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BABA and FISV diverge most: on revenue growth, BABA reads +2.6% and FISV reads -1.1%; on debt / equity, BABA reads 0.05 and FISV reads 1.04. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BABA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What FISV's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BABA | FISV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $111.37 | $45.62 |
| Market cap | $267.8B | $24.3B |
| Sector | Internet Retail | Internet Retail |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | -3.7% | — |
| P/E | 17.4 | 8.8 |
| P/B | 1.65 | 0.90 |
| P/S | 1.80 | 1.17 |
| EV/EBITDA | 21.2 | 7.5 |
| Revenue growth | +2.6% | -1.1% |
| Operating margin | 4.9% | 19.2% |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 13.4% |
| Return on equity | 9.3% | 10.4% |
| Return on assets | 5.4% | 3.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 3.3% | 6.7% |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | 16.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.05 | 1.04 |
| Current ratio | 1.28 | 1.04 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.12 | 1.07 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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