PDD (PDD) Competitors $118.87 -0.08 (-0.07%) As of 02:47 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PDD vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, WCN, RDDT, and TCOMShould 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), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Reddit (RDDT), and Trip.com Group (TCOM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. PDD vs. Its Competitors Alibaba Group Uber Technologies S&P Global MercadoLibre DoorDash Relx PayPal Waste Connections Reddit Trip.com Group Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is BABA or PDD more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 24.63% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 13.03%. PDD's return on equity of 33.76% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alibaba Group13.03% 13.64% 8.05% PDD 24.63%33.76%20.50% Do analysts recommend BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group currently has a consensus price target of $157.38, suggesting a potential upside of 29.80%. PDD has a consensus price target of $144.55, suggesting a potential upside of 21.60%. Given Alibaba Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Alibaba Group is more favorable than PDD.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the media favor BABA or PDD? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 48 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Alibaba Group and 23 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.93 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Alibaba Group 47 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PDD 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BABA or PDD? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$137.30B2.11$17.93B$7.4516.27PDD$53.96B3.07$15.40B$9.2912.80 SummaryPDD beats Alibaba Group on 9 of the 17 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 PDD 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 ExcelMetricPDDINTERNET COMMERCE IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$165.44B$73.50B$27.23B$9.77BDividend YieldN/A2.57%172.72%4.10%P/E Ratio12.7927.6026.5925.26Price / Sales3.0766.2215.0288.28Price / Cash10.5033.1417.5328.45Price / Book3.868.715.206.00Net Income$15.40B$2.26B$872.40M$265.34M7 Day Performance5.16%3.43%2.82%2.84%1 Month Performance9.06%4.28%0.71%1.58%1 Year Performance-20.38%65.45%19.16%25.40% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.421 of 5 stars$118.87-0.1%$144.55+21.6%-20.3%$165.44B$53.96B12.7923,465News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBABAAlibaba Group4.5971 of 5 stars$118.77-1.3%$153.29+29.1%+45.6%$283.92B$137.30B15.98124,320Upcoming EarningsUBERUber Technologies4.8028 of 5 stars$90.35+0.9%$102.82+13.8%+28.6%$189.43B$47.33B15.4331,100Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.7886 of 5 stars$555.47-0.3%$611.69+10.1%+13.3%$169.85B$14.21B42.7942,350Positive NewsMELIMercadoLibre4.4581 of 5 stars$2,298.88-2.3%$2,795.00+21.6%+20.9%$116.51B$24.10B56.7618,282Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDASHDoorDash3.4516 of 5 stars$255.71-1.3%$263.88+3.2%+92.2%$108.19B$11.90B141.8523,700RELXRelx3.7933 of 5 stars$47.94-0.1%N/A+5.3%$88.01B$12.06B25.7936,400Positive NewsPYPLPayPal4.8276 of 5 stars$66.95-1.0%$85.00+27.0%+1.9%$64.15B$31.80B14.3524,400WCNWaste Connections4.6176 of 5 stars$189.93+1.1%$215.00+13.2%+1.6%$49.12B$8.92B76.6623,854Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRDDTReddit3.1872 of 5 stars$221.18+2.7%$168.43-23.8%+348.7%$41.43B$1.30B201.242,233Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTCOMTrip.com Group4.068 of 5 stars$59.50+1.2%$77.25+29.8%+45.9%$38.87B$7.30B17.2541,073News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors S&P Global Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors DoorDash Competitors Relx Competitors PayPal Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Reddit Competitors Trip.com Group 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 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiotech Alert: With news on MPox, RSV, and more, this tiny firm could disrupt a $3B marketA small biotech is stepping into the spotlight with a first-in-class antiviral platform—and it could be one of...Smallcaps Daily | SponsoredFormer CIA Officer Reveals How Gold Saved His Life This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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