PDD (PDD) Competitors $117.38 -1.07 (-0.90%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern 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. 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has higher 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$996.35B0.30$11.08B$7.4516.80PDD$393.84B0.41$8.45B$10.5511.13 Does the media refer more to BABA or PDD? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 87 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 116 mentions for Alibaba Group and 29 mentions for PDD. PDD's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Alibaba Group's score of 0.59 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 46 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 22 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PDD 23 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.24, indicating that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BABA or PDD more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 12.29%. PDD's return on equity of 46.08% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alibaba Group12.29% 12.89% 7.69% PDD 29.05%46.08%26.60% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group received 2273 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.33% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 59.28% of users gave PDD an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlibaba GroupOutperform Votes271784.33% Underperform Votes50515.67%PDDOutperform Votes44459.28% Underperform Votes30540.72% Do analysts rate BABA or PDD? Alibaba Group presently has a consensus price target of $154.21, indicating a potential upside of 23.22%. PDD has a consensus price target of $174.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.24%. 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07PDD 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 SummaryAlibaba Group and PDD tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 {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 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 ExcelMetricPDDBusiness services IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$163.41B$22.17B$25.21B$8.48BDividend YieldN/A2.63%169.74%4.11%P/E Ratio11.4639.0324.7720.05Price / Sales0.418.023.98119.28Price / Cash19.3832.3019.4134.62Price / Book6.125.976.254.61Net Income$8.45B$697.89M$781.36M$248.19M7 Day Performance-1.73%0.64%0.21%2.88%1 Month Performance25.29%30.20%12.45%15.40%1 Year Performance-20.02%36.49%8.23%7.68% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.8 of 5 stars$117.38-0.9%$174.00+48.2%-19.0%$163.41B$393.84B11.4612,992Positive NewsBABAAlibaba Group4.6066 of 5 stars$133.57+6.6%$150.36+12.6%+39.0%$318.50B$981.77B19.27254,900Trending NewsDividend CutUBERUber Technologies4.5598 of 5 stars$87.01+5.1%$92.69+6.5%+40.7%$182.39B$45.38B19.1332,800Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSPGIS&P Global4.8089 of 5 stars$517.60+1.9%$592.71+14.5%+18.6%$158.63B$14.49B41.8840,000Positive NewsMELIMercadoLibre4.3417 of 5 stars$2,481.42+1.3%$2,504.67+0.9%+47.4%$125.93B$20.78B65.8940,500Positive NewsRELXRelx3.3114 of 5 stars$51.66-4.1%N/A+24.8%$95.61B$9.43B27.7735,700Positive NewsDASHDoorDash3.0788 of 5 stars$192.09+4.7%$209.97+9.3%+72.2%$80.73B$11.24B711.7116,800Trending NewsPYPLPayPal4.8023 of 5 stars$72.07+2.6%$83.68+16.1%+12.2%$70.11B$31.89B17.9829,900Positive NewsGap UpWCNWaste Connections4.3461 of 5 stars$185.92-4.8%$208.21+12.0%+15.4%$48.14B$9.08B77.9622,100Analyst RevisionTCOMTrip.com Group4.7412 of 5 stars$65.48+6.6%$77.08+17.7%+18.1%$42.79B$53.29B19.6133,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownIQVIQVIA4.9396 of 5 stars$155.32+4.2%$231.71+49.2%-38.0%$26.86B$15.50B20.7086,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh 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 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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