Hardide (HDD) Competitors GBX 6.14 +1.39 (+29.26%) (As of 06:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitors HDD vs. DCTA, BIOM, HAYD, ZED, ESKN, VRS, AGM, CRDA, JMAT, and VCTShould you be buying Hardide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hardide include Directa Plus (DCTA), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Zenova Group (ZED), Esken (ESKN), Versarien (VRS), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Croda International (CRDA), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), and Victrex (VCT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Hardide vs. Directa Plus Biome Technologies Haydale Graphene Industries Zenova Group Esken Versarien Applied Graphene Materials Croda International Johnson Matthey Victrex Hardide (LON:HDD) and Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HDD or DCTA? Hardide received 3 more outperform votes than Directa Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.55% of users gave Directa Plus an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Hardide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHardideOutperform Votes10551.72% Underperform Votes9848.28% Directa PlusOutperform Votes10267.55% Underperform Votes4932.45% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HDD or DCTA? 25.7% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Directa Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of Hardide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.9% of Directa Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HDD or DCTA more profitable? Hardide has a net margin of -30.89% compared to Directa Plus' net margin of -48.00%. Hardide's return on equity of -32.89% beat Directa Plus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide-30.89% -32.89% -9.80% Directa Plus -48.00%-67.15%-22.41% Which has more risk & volatility, HDD or DCTA? Hardide has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Directa Plus has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HDD or DCTA? In the previous week, Hardide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Directa Plus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Hardide Neutral Directa Plus Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HDD or DCTA? Hardide has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Directa Plus. Hardide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Directa Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHardide£4.73M1.02-£1.46M-£0.03-204.67Directa Plus£9.33M0.84-£4.48M-£0.06-125.00 SummaryHardide beats Directa Plus on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaTrump’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeDiscover the coin set to explode before 2025! Trump could trigger THIS crypto coin… YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get Hardide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HDD 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 HDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHardideSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.82M£7.61B£2.75B£1.40BDividend Yield6.30%4.02%5.25%11.72%P/E Ratio-204.67300.61118.241,555.89Price / Sales1.02447.64809,506.77294,588.95Price / Cash9.1718.0223.4532.92Price / Book0.885.033.372.85Net Income-£1.46M£133.33M£150.39M£152.61M7 Day Performance24.04%-2.15%-2.74%18.98%1 Month Performance41.15%-2.53%4.96%18.74%1 Year Performance-41.52%-13.80%20.28%23.60% Hardide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDDHardideN/AGBX 6.14+29.3%N/A-56.7%£4.82M£4.73M-204.6746High Trading VolumeDCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 7.75flatN/A-73.2%£8.09M£9.33M-129.17187BIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 4.50flatN/A-95.9%£2.32M£5.75M-13.4427High Trading VolumeHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.12flatN/A-72.3%£2.16M£4.99M-12.0067Gap DownZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.55flatN/A-83.3%£771,000.00£6,000.00-60.0011Gap UpESKNEskenN/AGBX 0.07-12.5%N/A-95.1%£714,000.00£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.03flatN/A-90.0%£711,000.00£5.32M-0.7670Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AGBX 1-81.0%N/AN/A£643,000.00£127,000.00-20.00160Gap DownCRDACroda International2.7106 of 5 starsGBX 3,360-2.3%GBX 4,900+45.8%-34.5%£4.69B£1.63B2,871.795,852JMATJohnson Matthey2.3261 of 5 starsGBX 1,397+3.3%GBX 2,050+46.7%-16.8%£2.43B£12.84B2,408.62N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageVCTVictrex2.9799 of 5 starsGBX 1,134-0.7%GBX 1,425+25.7%-26.2%£986.92M£284.10M3,240.001,109Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Directa Plus Competitors Biome Technologies Competitors Haydale Graphene Industries Competitors Zenova Group Competitors Esken Competitors Versarien Competitors Applied Graphene Materials Competitors Croda International Competitors Johnson Matthey Competitors Victrex 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:HDD) 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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