DiDi Global (DIDIY) and Its Rivals Financial Comparison

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 rivals? We will compare DiDi Global to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for DiDi Global and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DiDi Global	0	1	2	0	2.67
DiDi Global Competitors	1847	6123	9010	659	2.48

DiDi Global currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 176.63%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.47%. Given DiDi Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DiDi Global is more favorable than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.8% of DiDi Global shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of DiDi Global shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
DiDi Global	$31.54 billion	$138.08 million	-180.75
DiDi Global Competitors	$2.41 billion	$139.00 million	16.20

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

Profitability

This table compares DiDi Global and its rivals’ 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	-59.00%	-118.73%	-1.30%

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

DiDi Global beats its rivals 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.