Analyzing DiDi Global (DIDIY) & Its Competitors

DiDi Global (OTCMKTS:DIDIY) is one of 355 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare DiDi Global to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares DiDi Global and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DiDi Global	$31.54 billion	$138.08 million	-46.75
DiDi Global Competitors	$2.42 billion	$139.57 million	16.78

DiDi Global has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its peers. DiDi Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares DiDi Global and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DiDi Global	-1.11%	4.99%	3.05%
DiDi Global Competitors	-58.22%	-118.49%	-1.29%

Volatility & Risk

DiDi Global has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiDi Global’s peers have a beta of 2.54, meaning that their average stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for DiDi Global and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DiDi Global	0	1	2	0	2.67
DiDi Global Competitors	1839	6120	9008	657	2.48

DiDi Global presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 167.38%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.01%. Given DiDi Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe DiDi Global is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

1.8% of DiDi Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of DiDi Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies 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.

Summary

DiDi Global beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

DiDi Global Company Profile

DiDi Global Inc. operates a mobility technology platform that provides ride hailing and other services in the People's Republic of China, Brazil, Mexico, and internationally. It offers ride hailing, taxi hailing, chauffeur, hitch, and other forms of shared mobility services; auto solutions comprising leasing, refueling, and maintenance and repair services; electric vehicle leasing services; and bike and e-bike sharing, intra-city freight, food delivery, and financial services. The company was formerly known as Xiaoju Kuaizhi Inc. and changed its name to DiDi Global Inc. in June 2021. DiDi Global Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.