Reviewing DiDi Global (DIDIY) and Its Rivals

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.8% of DiDi Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of DiDi Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for DiDi Global and its competitors, 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	1846	6123	9009	659	2.48

DiDi Global currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 171.00%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.01%. Given DiDi Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe DiDi Global is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DiDi Global	0.31%	2.16%	1.31%
DiDi Global Competitors	-58.21%	-118.69%	-1.30%

Volatility & Risk

DiDi Global has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiDi Global’s competitors have a beta of 2.45, suggesting that their average share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DiDi Global and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DiDi Global	$31.54 billion	$138.08 million	-184.50
DiDi Global Competitors	$2.43 billion	$140.48 million	16.43

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

Summary

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

About DiDi Global

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.