ITX vs. IOF, HAYD, WCH, DCTA, HDD, BIOM, ESKN, AGM, ZED, and VRS
Should you be buying Itaconix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itaconix include Iofina (IOF), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Directa Plus (DCTA), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Zenova Group (ZED), and Versarien (VRS). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Itaconix vs. Its Competitors
Iofina (LON:IOF) and Itaconix (LON:ITX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, Itaconix had 1 more articles in the media than Iofina. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Itaconix and 0 mentions for Iofina. Itaconix's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Iofina's score of 0.75 indicating that Itaconix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Iofina currently has a consensus price target of GBX 37.50, indicating a potential upside of 50.00%. Itaconix has a consensus price target of GBX 325, indicating a potential upside of 143.90%. Given Itaconix's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Itaconix is more favorable than Iofina.
Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -28.24%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Itaconix's return on equity.
Iofina has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.74, meaning that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Itaconix. Itaconix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Itaconix shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Itaconix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Iofina beats Itaconix on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ITX) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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