DRCT vs. CHEK, SLGL, CISO, LUNA, MCTR, SGRP, SWAG, STFS, JOB, and XBP
Should you be buying Direct Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Direct Digital include Check-Cap (CHEK), Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL), CISO Global (CISO), Luna Innovations (LUNA), CTRL Group (MCTR), SPAR Group (SGRP), Stran & Company, Inc. (SWAG), Star Fashion Culture (STFS), GEE Group (JOB), and XBP Global (XBP).
Direct Digital vs. Its Competitors
Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) and Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Direct Digital had 7 more articles in the media than Check-Cap. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Direct Digital and 3 mentions for Check-Cap. Check-Cap's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Direct Digital's score of -0.09 indicating that Check-Cap is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Direct Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Check-Cap. Check-Cap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Direct Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Direct Digital has a beta of 6.04, indicating that its stock price is 504% more volatile than the S&P 500.
1.1% of Check-Cap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Direct Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Direct Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Check-Cap has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Direct Digital's net margin of -25.99%.
Direct Digital has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,412.48%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Direct Digital is more favorable than Check-Cap.
Summary
Direct Digital beats Check-Cap on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.
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This page (NASDAQ:DRCT) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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