Dingdong (Cayman) (DDL) Competitors

Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) and Cosan (NYSE:CSAN) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility and risk, DDL or CSAN?

Dingdong (Cayman) has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cosan has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DDL or CSAN?

In the previous week, Dingdong (Cayman) and Dingdong (Cayman) both had 2 articles in the media. Dingdong (Cayman)'s average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Cosan's score of 0.00 indicating that Dingdong (Cayman) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dingdong (Cayman)	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cosan	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate DDL or CSAN?

Cosan has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 369.72%. Given Cosan's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cosan is more favorable than Dingdong (Cayman).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dingdong (Cayman)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Cosan	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DDL or CSAN?

Dingdong (Cayman) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cosan. Cosan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dingdong (Cayman), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dingdong (Cayman)	$23.52B	0.02	$40.43M	$0.15	15.43
Cosan	$43.77B	0.04	-$1.75B	$1.32	3.06

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DDL or CSAN?

24.7% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are held by institutional investors. 29.8% of Dingdong (Cayman) 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.

Is DDL or CSAN more profitable?

Dingdong (Cayman) has a net margin of 1.24% compared to Cosan's net margin of -25.77%. Dingdong (Cayman)'s return on equity of 42.15% beat Cosan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dingdong (Cayman)	1.24%	42.15%	4.27%
Cosan	-25.77%	-24.39%	-7.53%

Summary

Dingdong (Cayman) and Cosan tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.