PDD (PDD) Competitors $113.94 +1.32 (+1.17%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$113.55 -0.39 (-0.34%) As of 07:59 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PDD vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, MELI, DASH, RELX, 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), DoorDash (DASH), Relx (RELX), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), Trip.com Group (TCOM), and IQVIA (IQV). 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 Trip.com Group IQVIA PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Is PDD or BABA 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 PDD24.63% 33.76% 20.50% Alibaba Group 13.03%13.64%8.05% Do analysts prefer PDD or BABA? PDD currently has a consensus target price of $144.55, indicating a potential upside of 26.86%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $153.29, indicating a potential upside of 26.72%. Given PDD's higher probable upside, equities 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 Does the media favor PDD or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 38 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 56 mentions for Alibaba Group and 18 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.91 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PDD 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 34 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, PDD or BABA? PDD has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.17, suggesting that its share price is 83% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and 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 insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and 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$53.96B2.94$15.40B$9.2912.26Alibaba Group$996.35B0.29$17.93B$7.4516.24 SummaryPDD beats Alibaba Group on 10 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$156.78B$69.75B$26.62B$9.55BDividend YieldN/A2.32%172.74%4.14%P/E Ratio12.1229.7928.6423.91Price / Sales2.9438.968.8495.15Price / Cash9.94319.9257.6858.35Price / Book3.707.485.575.62Net Income$15.40B$2.26B$877.46M$265.35M7 Day Performance0.90%-1.08%-0.93%-0.89%1 Month Performance10.25%2.82%-1.26%4.98%1 Year Performance-14.09%60.20%21.85%23.50% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.7763 of 5 stars$113.94+1.2%$144.55+26.9%-10.8%$156.78B$53.96B12.2623,465Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group4.6559 of 5 stars$121.80+1.5%$153.29+25.9%+52.0%$290.48B$996.35B16.34124,320Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsUBERUber Technologies4.8238 of 5 stars$90.35-1.0%$100.26+11.0%+53.1%$188.92B$43.98B15.8231,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeSPGIS&P Global4.3768 of 5 stars$530.97-0.7%$601.07+13.2%+19.3%$162.86B$14.49B41.7142,350Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionMELIMercadoLibre4.5955 of 5 stars$2,356.00-0.3%$2,690.29+14.2%+35.6%$119.34B$20.78B57.8918,282Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDASHDoorDash3.518 of 5 stars$245.92-1.6%$232.12-5.6%+110.5%$103.97B$10.72B318.6523,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportInsider TradeRELXRelx3.5072 of 5 stars$51.76-1.8%N/A+14.5%$95.12B$9.53B27.8436,400Positive NewsGap DownPYPLPayPal4.6608 of 5 stars$77.99+0.0%$83.13+6.6%+12.2%$75.85B$31.89B17.4524,400WCNWaste Connections4.6334 of 5 stars$186.15-0.4%$215.62+15.8%+6.0%$48.11B$8.92B75.0823,854Short Interest ↑TCOMTrip.com Group4.5346 of 5 stars$63.29-1.8%$77.25+22.1%+51.7%$41.35B$7.30B18.3541,073Positive NewsIQVIQVIA4.8737 of 5 stars$198.00-0.6%$228.62+15.5%-21.3%$33.74B$15.41B28.7288,000Positive News 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 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 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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