PDD (PDD) Competitors $105.49 +0.83 (+0.79%) Closing price 07/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$105.06 -0.43 (-0.41%) As of 08:47 AM 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, RELX, DASH, 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), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), 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 Relx DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group IQVIA Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BABA or PDD? 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PDD shares are held by institutional investors. 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BABA or PDD? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 27 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Alibaba Group and 20 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.66 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 22 Very Positive mention(s) 14 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PDD 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group presently has a consensus target price of $154.13, suggesting a potential upside of 35.18%. PDD has a consensus target price of $144.55, suggesting a potential upside of 37.02%. Given PDD's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PDD is more favorable than Alibaba Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$137.30B1.98$17.93B$7.4515.30PDD$53.96B2.72$15.40B$9.2911.36 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% 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$145.70B$69.79B$26.40B$8.94BDividend YieldN/A2.46%175.66%4.12%P/E Ratio11.3633.0929.2819.74Price / Sales2.7213.584.59109.12Price / Cash9.24235.8345.3057.06Price / Book3.427.405.855.37Net Income$15.40B$2.21B$872.48M$248.34M7 Day Performance-1.54%4.83%3.85%1.67%1 Month Performance9.38%7.19%4.96%4.56%1 Year Performance-21.21%80.29%18.74%18.42% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.5887 of 5 stars$105.49+0.8%$144.55+37.0%-20.7%$145.70B$53.96B11.3623,465BABAAlibaba Group4.8924 of 5 stars$112.85-0.1%$154.21+36.7%+58.0%$269.02B$137.30B15.14204,891UBERUber Technologies4.6978 of 5 stars$84.45+0.8%$94.39+11.8%+29.7%$176.58B$43.98B14.7931,100Positive NewsSPGIS&P Global4.8798 of 5 stars$513.91+1.9%$592.71+15.3%+18.6%$157.50B$14.21B40.3442,350Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementMELIMercadoLibre3.867 of 5 stars$2,457.55+2.2%$2,632.50+7.1%+56.6%$124.82B$20.78B60.5518,282Positive NewsRELXRelx3.1051 of 5 stars$52.94+1.6%N/A+19.3%$99.38B$12.06B28.4536,400DASHDoorDash2.566 of 5 stars$229.04+3.9%$213.29-6.9%+119.3%$96.99B$10.72B297.2623,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradePYPLPayPal4.7405 of 5 stars$71.80+2.5%$83.29+16.0%+30.2%$69.71B$31.89B16.0424,400WCNWaste Connections4.7877 of 5 stars$187.40+0.9%$212.29+13.3%+7.0%$48.36B$9.08B77.0123,854TCOMTrip.com Group4.9233 of 5 stars$57.51+3.0%$77.25+34.3%+24.0%$37.56B$7.30B16.6641,073IQVIQVIA4.8851 of 5 stars$155.20+0.3%$226.32+45.8%-22.0%$26.82B$15.41B21.1288,000Trending NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors S&P Global Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors Relx Competitors DoorDash 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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