DiDi Global (DIDIY) Competitors

First Advantage (NYSE:FA) and DiDi Global (NYSE:DIDIY) are both business services, not elsewhere classified industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend FA or DIDIY?

First Advantage currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.41%. DiDi Global has a consensus price target of $7.90, suggesting a potential upside of 30.58%. Given First Advantage's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Advantage is more favorable than DiDi Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Advantage	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
DiDi Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FA or DIDIY?

94.9% of First Advantage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of DiDi Global shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Advantage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of DiDi Global shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to FA or DIDIY?

In the previous week, First Advantage had 5 more articles in the media than DiDi Global. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Advantage and 0 mentions for DiDi Global. First Advantage's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat DiDi Global's score of -0.29 indicating that First Advantage is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Advantage	Neutral
DiDi Global	Neutral

Is FA or DIDIY more profitable?

First Advantage has a net margin of 0.65% compared to DiDi Global's net margin of 0.00%. First Advantage's return on equity of 13.16% beat DiDi Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Advantage	0.65%	13.16%	7.33%
DiDi Global	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, FA or DIDIY?

First Advantage has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiDi Global has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FA or DIDIY?

DiDi Global has higher revenue and earnings than First Advantage.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Advantage	$1.25B	2.01	$37.29M	-$0.92	-15.71
DiDi Global	$27.10B	1.09	$69.51M	N/A	N/A

Summary

First Advantage beats DiDi Global on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.