BABA
Alibaba Group Holding Limited
BABA has the edge over PRKS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
PRKS
United Parks & Resorts Inc.
PRKS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BABA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy |
BABA's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
PRKS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
PRKS's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
BABA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 16x | $69.66 | -26% |
| Fair | 20x | $86.59 | -8.2% |
| Current | 21x | $94.36 | — |
| Expensive | 26x | $115 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BABA's PE is 21x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
PRKS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11x | $40.16 | — |
| Cheap | 12x | $32.45 | -19% |
| Fair | 14x | $37.08 | -7.7% |
| Current | 15x | $40.16 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $47.84 | +19% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRKS has the edge over BABA in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BABA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
BABA has the edge over PRKS on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
PRKS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PRKS's profitability to weaken, with its earnings and revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
BABA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | -52% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.57 | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.79 | -22% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.85 | +49% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.27 | +116% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.06 | +71% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.47 | +24% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.26 | -35% |
BABA has the edge over PRKS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PRKS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.65 | +36% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.68 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | -30% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.66 | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.06 | -19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.19 | -20% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.66 | -4.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.67 | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.79 | +4.4% |
PRKS's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $2.68 over the past year, against $4.41 in late 2022.
BABA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.2B | +8.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $36.5B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $42.7B | +1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $37.2B | +4.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2B | +1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $35.5B | +6.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $42B | +7.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $35.5B | +5.2% |
BABA has the edge over PRKS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 7.2% | -6.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.3% | -12 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | -7.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +6.1 points |
| Q3 2024 | 15% | 0 points |
BABA's operating margin was 7.2% last quarter, down 6.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
PRKS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $506.5M | -1.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $483.3M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $278.3M | -3% |
| Q4 2025 | $373.5M | -2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $511.9M | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $490.2M | -1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $286.9M | -3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $384.4M | -1.2% |
PRKS's revenue grew through 2022 and has held roughly level since: $506M last quarter, down 1.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 28% | -1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 24% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -3% | -8.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | -4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -7.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -4.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 5.9% | -1.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 20% | -3.2 points |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BABA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$6.7B | -$4.1B |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.7B | +$1.5B |
| Q4 2025 | $1B | -90% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2B | -254% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7B | -182% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.2B | -12231% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | -4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $2.1B | -62% |
BABA's free cash flow has turned negative after years in the green: −$11.6B over the past year.
PRKS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23.5M | -38% |
| Q2 2026 | $101.5M | -21% |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.8M | +$28.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $28.1M | -67% |
| Q3 2025 | $38M | -44% |
| Q2 2025 | $127.6M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.2M | -$15.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $86.2M | +141% |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BABA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +11.1M shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +21.4M shares |
| 3 years | -6.2% | -161M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -339M shares |
| Available history | -8.4% | -221M shares |
BABA has 2.4B diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $269.8M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BABA spent $270M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none the year before.
PRKS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.5% | -1.2M shares |
| 1 year | -17% | -9.5M shares |
| 3 years | -29% | -18.4M shares |
| 5 years | -43% | -34M shares |
| Available history | -43% | -35.1M shares |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $126.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $93.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $144.1M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $4.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $37.7M |
PRKS spent $364M buying back its own shares over the past year, about seven times what it spent the year before.
BABA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
BABA has the edge over PRKS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
PRKS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.4x | Elevated |
PRKS's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 years a year ago.
BABA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.7 | Oversold |
BABA's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
PRKS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 54.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 39.7 | Neutral |
PRKS's weekly RSI is 54 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 40 (neutral).
BABA PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | BABA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 18x | 19% above |
| PE % | 60 | 47 | 13 pts above |
BABA is trading at 21x earnings, a 19% premium to the Consumer Cyclical sector's median of 18x, though its earnings don't support one.
PRKS PE vs Consumer Cyclical Sector
| Metric | PRKS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 15x | 18x | 17% below |
| PE % | 73 | 47 | 26 pts above |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on valuation relative to its sector.
BABA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $104.7 | 9.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $111.1 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $128.0 | 26% below |
| 100 week MA | $127.7 | 26% below |
| 200 week MA | $106.4 | 11% below |
BABA is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 11% below its 200-week average.
PRKS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $34.0 | 18% above |
| 20 week MA | $39.5 | 1.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $37.9 | 5.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $43.1 | 6.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $48.1 | 16% below |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BABA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $215.5 | $222.0 | +3% |
| 2021 | $222.0 | $118.7 | -47% |
| 2022 | $118.7 | $85.7 | -28% |
| 2023 | $85.7 | $77.5 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $77.5 | $85.1 | +9.7% |
| 2025 | $85.1 | $152.2 | +79% |
| 2026 YTD | $152.2 | $94.4 | -38% |
BABA has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 38% so far in 2026.
PRKS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $32.2 | $30.6 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $30.6 | $66.9 | +119% |
| 2022 | $66.9 | $54.3 | -19% |
| 2023 | $54.3 | $52.8 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | $52.8 | $55.4 | +4.9% |
| 2025 | $55.4 | $36.0 | -35% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.0 | $40.2 | +12% |
PRKS has the edge over BABA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.