PDD (PDD) Competitors $114.05 +8.81 (+8.37%) Closing price 02/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.90 -0.15 (-0.13%) As of 02/4/2025 07:58 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PDD vs. BABA, SPGI, UBER, FISV, MELI, RELX, PYPL, DASH, WCN, and TCOMShould you be buying PDD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDD include Alibaba Group (BABA), S&P Global (SPGI), Uber Technologies (UBER), Fiserv (FISV), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), DoorDash (DASH), Waste Connections (WCN), and Trip.com Group (TCOM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. PDD vs. Alibaba Group S&P Global Uber Technologies Fiserv MercadoLibre Relx PayPal DoorDash Waste Connections Trip.com Group PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Is PDD or BABA more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 8.98%. PDD's return on equity of 46.08% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PDD29.05% 46.08% 26.60% Alibaba Group 8.98%12.28%7.44% Which has better valuation & earnings, PDD or BABA? 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 RatioPDD$34.88B4.50$8.45B$10.2411.14Alibaba Group$130.35B1.87$11.08B$4.9320.77 Which has more volatility and risk, PDD or BABA? PDD has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PDD or BABA? 39.8% of PDD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PDD shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PDD or BABA? Alibaba Group received 2259 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.38% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave PDD an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPDDOutperform Votes44159.43% Underperform Votes30140.57% Alibaba GroupOutperform Votes270084.38% Underperform Votes50015.63% Do analysts recommend PDD or BABA? PDD presently has a consensus price target of $173.40, indicating a potential upside of 52.04%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $115.13, indicating a potential upside of 12.46%. Given PDD's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe PDD is more favorable than Alibaba Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Does the media prefer PDD or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 62 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Alibaba Group and 25 mentions for PDD. Alibaba Group's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat PDD's score of 0.70 indicating that Alibaba Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PDD 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 53 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPDD beats Alibaba Group on 10 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 IndustryMulti-Sector SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$156.92B$21.50B$14.77B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A2.58%3.42%4.00%P/E Ratio11.1428.8110.0618.31Price / Sales4.505.472.7075.91Price / Cash17.4330.1011.2433.55Price / Book5.956.102.344.76Net Income$8.45B$534.52M$988.65M$223.10M7 Day Performance1.67%0.39%-0.77%-0.11%1 Month Performance17.80%2.62%0.88%-1.99%1 Year Performance-8.46%12.51%-8.21%21.66% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.4681 of 5 stars$114.05+8.4%$173.40+52.0%-8.5%$156.92B$34.88B11.1417,403News CoverageGap UpBABAAlibaba Group4.254 of 5 stars$99.18+0.3%$115.13+16.1%+42.5%$235.94B$130.35B20.12204,891Upcoming EarningsGap UpSPGIS&P Global4.9321 of 5 stars$517.26-0.8%$584.54+13.0%+13.1%$160.61B$12.50B45.6840,450Dividend IncreasePositive NewsUBERUber Technologies4.9877 of 5 stars$67.81+1.4%$91.08+34.3%+2.4%$142.94B$37.28B33.7730,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFISVFiserv1.1691 of 5 stars$216.04+0.1%N/AN/A$135.70B$18.15B57.0041,000Analyst ForecastMELIMercadoLibre4.8862 of 5 stars$1,873.16-2.6%$2,244.69+19.8%+10.9%$94.96B$14.47B66.0915,638Positive NewsRELXRelx1.7558 of 5 stars$49.94+0.1%N/A+19.2%$92.96B$9.91B0.0036,500PYPLPayPal4.7005 of 5 stars$88.86+0.3%$89.48+0.7%+24.5%$89.17B$31.46B21.2327,200Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDASHDoorDash3.2042 of 5 stars$190.87+1.1%$179.39-6.0%+77.7%$79.44B$8.64B-424.9919,300Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.4871 of 5 stars$186.37+1.4%$199.06+6.8%+18.8%$48.11B$8.69B51.2122,539TCOMTrip.com Group4.5879 of 5 stars$73.18+4.3%$74.78+2.2%+92.6%$47.19B$6.27B21.9436,249Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors S&P Global Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors Fiserv Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors Relx Competitors PayPal Competitors DoorDash Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDD) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBetter than Bitcoin – and potentially more profitableThe world is obsessed with Bitcoin again... 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