Directa Plus (DCTA) Competitors GBX 6.38 +0.13 (+2.00%) As of 12:02 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsBuy This Stock DCTA vs. WCH, ITX, HDD, HAYD, ESKN, VRS, AGM, BIOM, ZED, 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), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Esken (ESKN), Versarien (VRS), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Zenova Group (ZED), and Croda International (CRDA). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Directa Plus vs. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Hardide Haydale Graphene Industries Esken Versarien Applied Graphene Materials Biome Technologies Zenova Group 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk. Does the media favor 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 Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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% Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% -82.37% -22.41% Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) N/A N/A N/A Which has higher earnings & 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£20.29M0.41-£9.74M-£5.62-1.09Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/A-£0.60N/A SummaryDirecta Plus beats Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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£8.25M£9.28B£3.11B£2.60BDividend YieldN/A3.58%5.13%4.78%P/E Ratio-1.0912.9780.65141.12Price / Sales0.4153.4723,145,364,079,089,000.00299,470.35Price / Cash7.5119.2524.3727.98Price / Book0.695.565.134.62Net Income-£9.74M£220.83M£154.28M£5.79B7 Day Performance-7.54%-1.20%1.17%1.02%1 Month Performance-12.43%-1.83%6.93%6.61%1 Year Performance-67.74%-16.28%20.82%107.97% Directa Plus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 6.38+2.0%N/A-69.4%£8.58M£20.29M-1.13187Gap DownWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 127+7.6%N/A-51.5%£17.13M£5.28M-11.4917Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHDDHardideN/AGBX 6.40+6.7%N/A+3.5%£5.04M£6.11M-2.6746Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.13-3.8%N/A-70.9%£4.70M£14.20M-0.2667ESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714,000.00£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.03-6.3%N/A-77.4%£699,000.00£5.32M-0.7570Earnings ReportGap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AN/AN/AN/A£643,000.00£127,000.00-20.00160Gap DownBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 0.86+14.7%N/A-99.4%£443,000.00£78.36M-0.0327News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.22-2.2%N/A-89.9%£315,000.00£267,344.65-0.1811Gap DownCRDACroda International2.5593 of 5 starsGBX 3,017-2.6%GBX 4,750+57.4%-40.4%£4.22B£1.63B25.935,852Insider Trade Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WCH Competitors ITX Competitors HDD Competitors HAYD Competitors ESKN Competitors VRS Competitors AGM Competitors BIOM Competitors ZED Competitors CRDA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DCTA) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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