Financial Survey: Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) and PDD (NASDAQ:PDD)

PDD (NASDAQ:PDD) and Boohoo Group (OTCMKTS:BHOOY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares PDD and Boohoo Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PDD	24.46%	29.31%	18.47%
Boohoo Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for PDD and Boohoo Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PDD	0	11	4	0	2.27
Boohoo Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

PDD currently has a consensus price target of $139.87, indicating a potential upside of 36.92%. Given PDD’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe PDD is more favorable than Boohoo Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

39.8% of PDD shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of PDD shares are held by 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PDD and Boohoo Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PDD	$53.96 billion	2.64	$15.40 billion	$9.58	10.66
Boohoo Group	$1.01 billion	0.50	-$415.90 million	N/A	N/A

PDD has higher revenue and earnings than Boohoo Group.

Summary

PDD beats Boohoo Group on 11 of the 11 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 Boohoo Group

boohoo group plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online clothing retailer in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company designs, sources, markets, and sells clothing, shoes, accessories, and beauty products for 16-to-45-year age customers. It provides its products under the boohoo, boohooMAN, PrettyLittleThing, Nasty Gal, MissPap, Karen Millen, Coast, Oasis, Warehouse, Dorothy Perkins, Wallis, Burton, and Debenhams brands. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.