Head-To-Head Comparison: Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) versus Viper Networks (OTCMKTS:VPER)

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alibaba Group	$961.96 billion	0.21	$11.08 billion	$4.93	16.99
Viper Networks	$30,000.00	65.64	-$820,000.00	N/A	N/A

Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than Viper Networks.

Risk and Volatility

Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viper Networks has a beta of -0.91, suggesting that its share price is 191% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Alibaba Group and Viper Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Alibaba Group and Viper Networks, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alibaba Group	0	2	13	0	2.87
Viper Networks	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alibaba Group presently has a consensus target price of $114.07, indicating a potential upside of 36.22%. Given Alibaba Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than Viper Networks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alibaba Group beats Viper Networks on 11 of the 12 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 Viper Networks

Viper Networks, Inc. manufactures and distributes LED lighting products. The company provides CyberGrab; Vnet, a communication application; Viper unified communications platform for carriers and providers; VRoom; parking lot lightings system; and solar power and telecom systems, as well as intelligent lighting solutions with camera, sensor, and wireless technologies. Its products are used in street, roadway, security, parking lot, and billboard lighting. Viper Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Troy, Michigan.