TCOM vs. PDD, MELI, RELX, DASH, PYPL, WCN, IQV, RDDT, GIB, and CPAY
Should you be buying Trip.com Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Trip.com Group include PDD (PDD), MercadoLibre (MELI), Relx (RELX), DoorDash (DASH), PayPal (PYPL), Waste Connections (WCN), IQVIA (IQV), Reddit (RDDT), CGI Group (GIB), and Corpay (CPAY). These companies are all part of the "business services" industry.
Trip.com Group vs. Its Competitors
Trip.com Group (NASDAQ:TCOM) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) are both large-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Trip.com Group has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDD has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Trip.com Group has a net margin of 30.95% compared to PDD's net margin of 24.63%. PDD's return on equity of 33.76% beat Trip.com Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, PDD had 5 more articles in the media than Trip.com Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for PDD and 12 mentions for Trip.com Group. Trip.com Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat PDD's score of 0.69 indicating that Trip.com Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
PDD has higher revenue and earnings than Trip.com Group. PDD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trip.com Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Trip.com Group currently has a consensus price target of $77.25, suggesting a potential upside of 31.39%. PDD has a consensus price target of $144.55, suggesting a potential upside of 39.86%. Given PDD's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PDD is more favorable than Trip.com Group.
35.4% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of Trip.com Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
PDD beats Trip.com Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:TCOM) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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