DADA vs. APPN, MQ, WB, EVCM, CXM, MTTR, MGNI, ZUO, AVDX, and PONY
Should you be buying Dada Nexus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dada Nexus include Appian (APPN), Marqeta (MQ), Weibo (WB), EverCommerce (EVCM), Sprinklr (CXM), Matterport (MTTR), Magnite (MGNI), Zuora (ZUO), AvidXchange (AVDX), and Pony AI (PONY). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.
Dada Nexus vs.
Dada Nexus (NASDAQ:DADA) and Appian (NASDAQ:APPN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.
59.3% of Dada Nexus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.7% of Appian shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of Dada Nexus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.0% of Appian shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Appian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dada Nexus. Appian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dada Nexus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Appian had 10 more articles in the media than Dada Nexus. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Appian and 3 mentions for Dada Nexus. Dada Nexus' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Appian's score of 0.52 indicating that Dada Nexus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dada Nexus has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appian has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dada Nexus currently has a consensus target price of $2.95, indicating a potential upside of 53.25%. Appian has a consensus target price of $34.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.67%. Given Dada Nexus' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Dada Nexus is more favorable than Appian.
Appian received 310 more outperform votes than Dada Nexus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.35% of users gave Appian an outperform vote while only 49.28% of users gave Dada Nexus an outperform vote.
Appian has a net margin of -14.95% compared to Dada Nexus' net margin of -20.95%. Dada Nexus' return on equity of -12.70% beat Appian's return on equity.
Summary
Dada Nexus and Appian tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Dada Nexus News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DADA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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 Time
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
Dada Nexus Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:DADA) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff