Analyzing Jeffs’ Brands (NASDAQ:JFBR) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD)

PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Jeffs’ Brands (NASDAQ:JFBR) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

39.8% of PDD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.9% of Jeffs’ Brands shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of PDD shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of Jeffs’ Brands shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares PDD and Jeffs’ Brands”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PDD	$418.54 billion	0.38	$15.40 billion	$9.58	12.01
Jeffs’ Brands	$13.69 million	0.04	-$7.80 million	N/A	N/A

PDD has higher revenue and earnings than Jeffs’ Brands.

Volatility and Risk

PDD has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jeffs’ Brands has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for PDD and Jeffs’ Brands, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PDD	0	12	5	0	2.29
Jeffs’ Brands	1	0	0	0	1.00

PDD presently has a consensus target price of $136.43, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Given PDD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PDD is more favorable than Jeffs’ Brands.

Profitability

This table compares PDD and Jeffs’ Brands’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PDD	24.46%	29.31%	18.47%
Jeffs’ Brands	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PDD beats Jeffs’ Brands on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PDD

PDD Holdings Inc., a multinational commerce group, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. It operates Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform that offers products in various categories, including agricultural produce, apparel, shoes, bags, mother and childcare products, food and beverage, electronic appliances, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care, sports and fitness items and auto accessories; and Temu, an online marketplace. It focuses on bringing businesses and people into the digital economy. The company was formerly known as Pinduoduo Inc. and changed its name to PDD Holdings Inc. in February 2023. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

About Jeffs’ Brands

Jeffs’ Brands Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an e-commerce company. It engages in the sale of various consumer products on Amazon online marketplace. The company offers knife-sharpening sets, sharpeners, and nonslip rubber bases under the KnifePlanet brand; steel and soft-tip dart sets under the CC-Exquisite brand; car door and sets protectors for pets under the PetEvo brand; and bag sets and party supply kits for children under the Whoobli brand. It also provides reusable, self-cleansing pet hair removers for cats and dogs under the Wellted brand; and pest control products under the Fort brand. In addition, the company owns and operates Wellution, an Amazon food supplements and cosmetics brand. It offers its products primarily to individual online consumers. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Bnei Brak, Israel.