Direct Digital (DRCT) Competitors

Armlogi (NASDAQ:BTOC) and Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTOC or DRCT?

Direct Digital received 14 more outperform votes than Armlogi when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Armlogi	N/A	N/A
Direct Digital	Outperform Votes 14 73.68%	Underperform Votes 5 26.32%

Is BTOC or DRCT more profitable?

Armlogi has a net margin of -3.03% compared to Direct Digital's net margin of -5.61%. Armlogi's return on equity of -15.30% beat Direct Digital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Armlogi	-3.03%	-15.30%	-3.26%
Direct Digital	-5.61%	-25.66%	-10.40%

Which has better earnings and valuation, BTOC or DRCT?

Armlogi has higher revenue and earnings than Direct Digital. Armlogi is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Direct Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Armlogi	$177.35M	0.24	$7.44M	-$0.12	-8.42
Direct Digital	$94.22M	0.12	-$2.19M	-$1.17	-0.64

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BTOC or DRCT?

4.0% of Direct Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 72.9% of Armlogi shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 78.1% of Direct Digital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BTOC or DRCT?

Direct Digital has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2,683.30%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Direct Digital is more favorable than Armlogi.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Armlogi	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Direct Digital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor BTOC or DRCT?

In the previous week, Direct Digital had 9 more articles in the media than Armlogi. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Direct Digital and 1 mentions for Armlogi. Direct Digital's average media sentiment score of -0.40 beat Armlogi's score of -1.00 indicating that Direct Digital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Armlogi	Negative
Direct Digital	Neutral

Summary

Direct Digital beats Armlogi on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.