Yunji (NASDAQ:YJ) and Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) Financial Comparison

Dingdong (Cayman) (NYSE:DDL) and Yunji (NASDAQ:YJ) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.7% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Dingdong (Cayman) shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.3% of Yunji shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Dingdong (Cayman) has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yunji has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dingdong (Cayman) and Yunji”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dingdong (Cayman)	$3.21 billion	0.21	$40.43 million	$0.17	16.85
Yunji	$342.14 million	0.02	-$16.86 million	($3.44)	-0.40

Dingdong (Cayman) has higher revenue and earnings than Yunji. Yunji is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dingdong (Cayman), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Dingdong (Cayman) and Yunji’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dingdong (Cayman)	1.17%	31.21%	4.04%
Yunji	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Dingdong (Cayman) and Yunji, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dingdong (Cayman)	1	1	0	0	1.50
Yunji	1	0	0	0	1.00

Summary

Dingdong (Cayman) beats Yunji on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dingdong (Cayman)

Dingdong (Cayman) Limited operates an e-commerce company in China. The company offers fresh groceries, including vegetables, meat and eggs, fruits, and seafood; prepared food, and other food products, such as baked goods, dairy, seasonings, beverages, instant food, oil, and snacks. It offers its products through traditional offline, as well as online channels through Dingdong Fresh app, mini-programs, and third-party platforms. Dingdong (Cayman) Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

About Yunji

Yunji Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a social e-commerce platform in the People's Republic of China. It offers a range of product categories that cater various daily needs of users and their households, including beauty and personal care, household goods, cloths, food and fresh produce, computer and electronics, apparel, bags and cases, baby and maternity products, and home appliances. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.