PDD (PDD) Competitors

PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, PDD or BABA?

PDD has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PDD	$372.11B	0.44	$8.45B	$10.24	11.71
Alibaba Group	$981.77B	0.34	$11.08B	$6.92	20.32

Do institutionals & insiders 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PDD or BABA?

In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 75 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 91 mentions for Alibaba Group and 16 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.90 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PDD	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alibaba Group	50 Very Positive mention(s)	23 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PDD or BABA?

PDD currently has a consensus target price of $173.40, suggesting a potential upside of 44.60%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $144.07, suggesting a potential upside of 2.48%. Given PDD's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2.92
Alibaba Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Is PDD or BABA 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
PDD	29.05%	46.08%	26.60%
Alibaba Group	12.29%	12.89%	7.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PDD or BABA?

Alibaba Group received 2269 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.40% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave PDD an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PDD	Outperform Votes 441 59.43%	Underperform Votes 301 40.57%
Alibaba Group	Outperform Votes 2710 84.40%	Underperform Votes 501 15.60%

Summary

PDD beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.