PDD (PDD) Competitors $104.15 +1.06 (+1.03%) Closing price 04/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$104.70 +0.55 (+0.53%) As of 06:54 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PDD vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, TCOM, and IQVShould you be buying PDD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDD include Alibaba Group (BABA), Uber Technologies (UBER), S&P Global (SPGI), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and IQVIA (IQV). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. PDD vs. Alibaba Group Uber Technologies S&P Global MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group received 2271 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.39% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 59.22% of users gave PDD an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlibaba GroupOutperform Votes271484.39% Underperform Votes50215.61%PDDOutperform Votes44359.22% Underperform Votes30540.78% Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BABA or PDD? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 28 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 61 mentions for Alibaba Group and 33 mentions for PDD. Alibaba Group's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat PDD's score of 0.78 indicating that Alibaba Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alibaba Group 29 Very Positive mention(s) 15 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 9 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PDD 19 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group has higher revenue and earnings than PDD. PDD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alibaba Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlibaba Group$981.77B0.29$11.08B$6.9217.18PDD$393.84B0.36$8.45B$10.559.87 Do analysts recommend BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group currently has a consensus target price of $150.36, indicating a potential upside of 26.45%. PDD has a consensus target price of $169.91, indicating a potential upside of 63.14%. Given PDD's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PDD is more favorable than Alibaba Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is BABA or PDD more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 12.29%. PDD's return on equity of 46.08% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alibaba Group12.29% 12.89% 7.69% PDD 29.05%46.08%26.60% Do insiders & institutionals believe in BABA or PDD? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PDD shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAlibaba Group beats PDD on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PDD News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPDDBusiness services IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$143.30B$20.29B$23.75B$7.84BDividend YieldN/A2.67%170.05%4.23%P/E Ratio10.1733.6322.4818.52Price / Sales0.367.534.22103.35Price / Cash19.3832.3019.4134.62Price / Book5.435.265.774.24Net Income$8.45B$676.42M$781.29M$248.05M7 Day Performance5.91%8.79%2.67%5.03%1 Month Performance-13.53%3.22%-2.53%1.69%1 Year Performance-17.88%19.24%2.08%4.20% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.8672 of 5 stars$104.15+1.0%$169.91+63.1%-17.9%$143.30B$393.84B10.1712,992BABAAlibaba Group4.7924 of 5 stars$108.21-0.6%$150.36+38.9%+55.6%$258.59B$981.77B15.64254,900UBERUber Technologies4.8206 of 5 stars$71.36-5.2%$89.81+25.8%+17.8%$149.27B$43.98B15.6532,800Upcoming EarningsSPGIS&P Global4.7473 of 5 stars$445.62-3.7%$591.86+32.8%+18.4%$139.85B$14.21B36.0840,000Earnings ReportPositive NewsMELIMercadoLibre4.2418 of 5 stars$2,034.46-3.1%$2,415.94+18.8%+58.6%$103.14B$20.78B53.9640,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsRELXRelx2.8835 of 5 stars$52.04-0.3%N/A+29.4%$96.31B$9.43B27.9835,700DASHDoorDash2.709 of 5 stars$169.88-6.3%$208.88+23.0%+44.7%$71.37B$10.72B629.1916,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.7584 of 5 stars$59.65-2.2%$86.84+45.6%-1.0%$59.01B$31.80B14.8829,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpWCNWaste Connections4.0978 of 5 stars$193.35-2.0%$204.43+5.7%+18.7%$49.95B$8.92B80.9022,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.8715 of 5 stars$54.68-0.3%$77.08+41.0%+20.8%$35.22B$53.29B16.3733,700Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.9378 of 5 stars$139.81-2.8%$241.50+72.7%-34.8%$24.65B$15.41B18.6486,000Upcoming EarningsPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors S&P Global Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors Relx Competitors DoorDash Competitors PayPal Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors IQVIA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDD) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe collapse has already startedThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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