PDD (PDD) Competitors $127.39 +1.95 (+1.55%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$128.98 +1.59 (+1.25%) As of 07:41 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PDD vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, MELI, DASH, RELX, PYPL, TCOM, WCN, and RDDTShould 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), Trip.com Group (TCOM), Waste Connections (WCN), and Reddit (RDDT). 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 Trip.com Group Waste Connections Reddit PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend PDD or BABA? PDD presently has a consensus price target of $137.82, suggesting a potential upside of 8.19%. Alibaba Group has a consensus price target of $167.40, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. 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 PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to PDD or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 59 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for Alibaba Group and 18 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.76 indicating that PDD is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PDD 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 37 Very Positive mention(s) 22 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PDD or BABA? Alibaba Group has lower revenue, but higher 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$409.62B0.43$15.40B$9.2213.82Alibaba Group$137.30B2.74$17.93B$8.6018.37 Which has more volatility and risk, PDD or BABA? PDD has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.11, indicating that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PDD or BABA more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 23.93% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 14.85%. PDD's return on equity of 30.57% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PDD23.93% 30.57% 18.95% Alibaba Group 14.85%13.04%7.70% SummaryPDD beats Alibaba Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$174.63B$75.08B$27.98B$10.16BDividend YieldN/A1.17%173.90%4.60%P/E Ratio13.8229.9720.7226.39Price / Sales0.4329.808.45175.01Price / Cash11.0734.9717.5129.91Price / Book4.138.305.056.28Net Income$15.40B$2.26B$872.22M$270.38M7 Day Performance1.06%3.13%1.09%1.89%1 Month Performance7.10%6.72%5.18%6.01%1 Year Performance31.06%69.10%19.02%25.26% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD3.8903 of 5 stars$127.39+1.6%$137.82+8.2%+34.1%$174.63B$409.62B13.8223,465Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group3.7123 of 5 stars$141.11+4.1%$163.53+15.9%+86.5%$336.15B$137.30B16.39124,320Trending NewsGap UpUBERUber Technologies4.2853 of 5 stars$94.17+3.5%$103.06+9.4%+36.3%$196.23B$43.98B16.0331,100SPGIS&P Global4.9019 of 5 stars$546.31+1.5%$611.69+12.0%+4.6%$166.37B$14.21B41.9242,350Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMELIMercadoLibre4.5314 of 5 stars$2,348.66-2.8%$2,817.22+20.0%+10.1%$119.60B$20.78B58.2618,282Positive NewsDASHDoorDash3.3958 of 5 stars$250.42+1.4%$264.65+5.7%+96.5%$106.98B$10.72B139.1223,700RELXRelx2.974 of 5 stars$47.38+0.7%N/A-1.8%$86.89B$12.06B25.4736,400PYPLPayPal4.8239 of 5 stars$68.37+0.2%$85.00+24.3%-4.3%$65.32B$31.80B14.6124,400Trending NewsTCOMTrip.com Group4.0334 of 5 stars$73.03+0.3%$76.98+5.4%+56.7%$47.71B$7.30B20.0141,073Positive NewsWCNWaste Connections4.9305 of 5 stars$178.44-0.5%$215.00+20.5%-5.4%$45.75B$8.92B71.7423,854RDDTReddit3.3537 of 5 stars$230.54-3.9%$175.38-23.9%+347.0%$43.19B$1.30B209.802,233Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors S&P Global Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors DoorDash Competitors Relx Competitors PayPal Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Reddit 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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