Head-To-Head Survey: Cielo (OTCMKTS:CIOXY) vs. DiDi Global (OTCMKTS:DIDIY)

Cielo (OTCMKTS:CIOXY) and DiDi Global (OTCMKTS:DIDIY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Cielo has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DiDi Global has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Cielo and DiDi Global, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cielo	0	0	0	0	0.00
DiDi Global	0	1	2	1	3.00

DiDi Global has a consensus price target of $8.60, indicating a potential upside of 135.29%. Given DiDi Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DiDi Global is more favorable than Cielo.

Profitability

This table compares Cielo and DiDi Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cielo	17.54%	12.28%	1.80%
DiDi Global	0.43%	7.87%	5.03%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Cielo and DiDi Global”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cielo	$2.12 billion	1.07	$418.05 million	$0.16	5.25
DiDi Global	$31.54 billion	0.53	$138.08 million	$0.03	121.83

Cielo has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DiDi Global. Cielo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DiDi Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Cielo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of DiDi Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of DiDi Global 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.

Summary

DiDi Global beats Cielo on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cielo

Cielo S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides payment services in Brazil and the United States. The company provides services related to credit and debit cards, and other payment methods, including signing up of merchants and service providers; rental, installation, and maintenance of point-of-sale terminals; and data capture and processing of electronic and manual transactions, as well as the issuance and management of payment accounts. It also offers services related to the processing means of payments that involve cards, maintenance services, and contacts with merchants for acceptance of credit and debit cards; development and licensing of computer software; electronic transactions processing; and technology services for collection and management of accounts payable and receivable using the Internet. The company was formerly known as Companhia Brasileira de Meios de Pagamento and changed its name to Cielo S.A. in December 2009. Cielo S.A. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Barueri, Brazil.

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.