Directa Plus (DCTA) Competitors GBX 7.50 +0.25 (+3.45%) (As of 04:30 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitors DCTA vs. WCH, ITX, HDD, BIOM, HAYD, VRS, ZED, ESKN, AGM, and CRDAShould you be buying Directa Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Directa Plus include Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Versarien (VRS), Zenova Group (ZED), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), and Croda International (CRDA). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Directa Plus vs. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Hardide Biome Technologies Haydale Graphene Industries Versarien Zenova Group Esken Applied Graphene Materials Croda International Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (LON:WCH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DCTA or WCH? 20.5% of Directa Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 57.9% of Directa Plus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, DCTA or WCH? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Directa Plus. Directa Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDirecta Plus£9.33M0.84-£4.48M-£0.06-125.00Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/A-£0.60-5.00 Does the media refer more to DCTA or WCH? In the previous week, Directa Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Directa Plus Neutral Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Neutral Is DCTA or WCH more profitable? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Directa Plus' net margin of -48.00%. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Directa Plus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Directa Plus-48.00% -67.15% -22.41% Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DCTA or WCH? Directa Plus received 74 more outperform votes than Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.55% of users gave Directa Plus an outperform vote while only 58.33% of users gave Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDirecta PlusOutperform Votes10267.55% Underperform Votes4932.45% Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)Outperform Votes2858.33% Underperform Votes2041.67% SummaryDirecta Plus beats Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyHow to piss off your liberal friends… and profit from itElon Musk has just exposed the “energy grift” of America in a recent tweet to his platform, X. And people are slowly starting to wake up to the Deep State’s lies.To get the full details on the fake “energy crisis” of America, watch this now Get Directa Plus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DCTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DCTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDirecta PlusSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£7.83M£7.61B£2.75B£1.40BDividend YieldN/A4.02%5.25%11.72%P/E Ratio-125.00300.62118.251,555.82Price / Sales0.84447.65778,384.38283,495.76Price / Cash7.5118.0223.4532.92Price / Book1.075.033.372.85Net Income-£4.48M£133.33M£150.39M£152.61M7 Day Performance-9.09%-2.13%-2.73%19.66%1 Month Performance-16.67%-2.51%4.97%19.21%1 Year Performance-72.22%-13.78%20.28%23.94% Directa Plus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 7.50+3.4%N/A-73.2%£7.83M£9.33M-125.00187WCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AGBX 3flatN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 122-2.2%N/A+16.2%£16.46M£6.62M-3,150.0017HDDHardideN/AGBX 4.75-5.0%N/A-56.7%£3.73M£4.73M-160.0046BIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 4.60-7.8%N/A-95.9%£2.37M£5.75M-13.2427High Trading VolumeHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.13-3.1%N/A-72.3%£2.27M£4.99M-12.5067Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.04+18.8%N/A-90.0%£885,000.00£5.32M-0.9570Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.57-9.1%N/A-83.3%£797,000.00£6,000.00-62.5011Gap UpESKNEskenN/AN/AN/A-95.1%£714,000.00£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AGBX 1-81.0%N/AN/A£643,000.00£127,000.00-20.00160Gap DownCRDACroda International2.7106 of 5 starsGBX 3,464+1.7%GBX 4,900+41.5%-34.5%£4.84B£1.63B2,911.185,852 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WCH Competitors ITX Competitors HDD Competitors BIOM Competitors HAYD Competitors VRS Competitors ZED Competitors ESKN Competitors AGM Competitors CRDA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:DCTA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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