PDD (PDD) Competitors $117.72 +1.38 (+1.19%) As of 01:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PDD vs. BABA, UBER, SPGI, FISV, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, and TCOMShould 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), Fiserv (FISV), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), and Trip.com Group (TCOM). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry. PDD vs. Alibaba Group Uber Technologies S&P Global Fiserv MercadoLibre Relx DoorDash PayPal Waste Connections Trip.com Group 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 risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is PDD or BABA more profitable? PDD has a net margin of 29.05% compared to Alibaba Group's net margin of 8.98%. PDD's return on equity of 46.08% beat Alibaba Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PDD29.05% 46.08% 26.60% Alibaba Group 8.98%12.28%7.44% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PDD or BABA? Alibaba Group received 2259 more outperform votes than PDD when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.38% of users gave Alibaba Group an outperform vote while only 59.43% of users gave PDD an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPDDOutperform Votes44159.43% Underperform Votes30140.57% Alibaba GroupOutperform Votes270084.38% Underperform Votes50015.63% Does the media favor PDD or BABA? In the previous week, Alibaba Group had 37 more articles in the media than PDD. MarketBeat recorded 75 mentions for Alibaba Group and 38 mentions for PDD. Alibaba Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat PDD's score of 0.56 indicating that Alibaba Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PDD 17 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Alibaba Group 47 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 16 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PDD or BABA? 39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Alibaba Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & 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$34.88B4.59$8.45B$10.2411.36Alibaba Group$961.96B0.28$11.08B$4.9322.61 Do analysts recommend PDD or BABA? PDD presently has a consensus target price of $173.40, suggesting a potential upside of 49.05%. Alibaba Group has a consensus target price of $115.86, suggesting a potential upside of 3.93%. Given PDD's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.92Alibaba Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, PDD or BABA? PDD has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alibaba Group has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPDD beats Alibaba Group on 10 of the 19 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$155.09B$21.64B$26.46B$9.06BDividend YieldN/A2.55%171.25%4.01%P/E Ratio11.3624.29109.5115.78Price / Sales4.596.313.1975.82Price / Cash17.5635.0422.3338.79Price / Book6.076.206.294.78Net Income$8.45B$526.37M$674.69M$222.19M7 Day Performance2.01%3.08%0.93%0.25%1 Month Performance22.88%9.23%3.71%3.05%1 Year Performance-8.74%14.58%11.31%20.50% PDD Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDDPDD4.5135 of 5 stars$117.72+1.2%$173.40+47.3%-8.7%$162.22B$34.88B11.5117,403Gap DownBABAAlibaba Group3.7126 of 5 stars$109.29+5.6%$115.86+6.0%+54.8%$260.16B$961.96B22.18204,891Gap DownUBERUber Technologies4.9209 of 5 stars$78.12+4.7%$90.70+16.1%+11.0%$164.44B$43.98B17.1330,400Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionSPGIS&P Global4.7725 of 5 stars$515.36-0.7%$584.54+13.4%+17.4%$159.91B$13.77B45.4940,450Earnings ReportPositive NewsFISVFiserv0.9676 of 5 stars$230.06-0.5%N/AN/A$144.51B$18.15B60.7041,000Analyst ForecastMELIMercadoLibre4.4214 of 5 stars$2,026.13+1.5%$2,244.69+10.8%+17.2%$102.69B$14.47B71.4715,638Positive NewsRELXRelx1.8952 of 5 stars$50.51+1.0%N/A+18.9%$93.86B$9.30B0.0036,500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageDASHDoorDash2.7466 of 5 stars$195.04-0.3%$179.39-8.0%+61.5%$81.06B$8.64B-433.6319,300Analyst ForecastPYPLPayPal4.6545 of 5 stars$78.85+2.0%$90.45+14.7%+32.8%$77.85B$31.80B19.6327,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWCNWaste Connections4.5463 of 5 stars$189.44-0.4%$199.06+5.1%+21.0%$48.89B$8.02B52.0522,539TCOMTrip.com Group4.8466 of 5 stars$67.57-2.4%$74.78+10.7%+72.7%$43.56B$6.27B20.2536,249News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alibaba Group Competitors Uber Technologies Competitors S&P Global Competitors Fiserv Competitors MercadoLibre Competitors Relx Competitors DoorDash Competitors PayPal Competitors Waste Connections Competitors Trip.com Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDD) was last updated on 2/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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