The second-quarter earnings season is in full swing, and investors are closely watching global e-commerce leaders like Amazon ($AMZN) and Alibaba ...

Amazon's international segment has consistently accounted for more than 30% of its marketplace revenue. In contrast, the contribution from BABA's international segment pales in comparison to Amazon's.

It’s also possible to compare Amazon and Alibaba using a discounted cash flow analysis. In a recent article, I did a DCF valuation of BABA using the 10-year Treasury yield as the discount rate ...

Alibaba's price-to-cash flow ratio of 11.84X, while slightly higher than the Zacks Internet-Commerce industry average of 11.55X, is significantly more attractive than Amazon's 16.29X.

Alibaba is often referred to as the "Amazon of China," but that casual comparison glosses over three key differences. First, Alibaba actually generates all of its operating profits from its ...

Alibaba faces a tougher slowdown than Amazon Alibaba's revenue rose by 19% to 853.1 billion yuan ($134.6 billion) in its fiscal 2022, which ended March 31.

While Amazon's share price has surged 60% across the stretch, Alibaba's has dipped by approximately 42%. Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean the stocks will continue on their recent trajectories.

As of this writing, Amazon trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35, while Alibaba trades at just 14. This valuation gap suggests that Alibaba is significantly cheaper.

When making a cloud service provider comparison, you would probably think of the “big three” providers: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

According to eMarketer data, Alibaba accounted for 55.9% of all online retail sales in China in 2019, while Amazon accounted for 37.3% of online retail sales in the U.S. that year.

As of this writing, Amazon trades at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 35, while Alibaba trades at just 14. This valuation gap suggests that Alibaba is significantly cheaper.