BIOM vs. DCTA, HDD, VRS, ESKN, AGM, ZED, CRDA, JMAT, ELM, and VCT
Should you be buying Biome Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Biome Technologies include Directa Plus (DCTA), Hardide (HDD), Versarien (VRS), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Zenova Group (ZED), Croda International (CRDA), Johnson Matthey (JMAT), Elementis (ELM), and Victrex (VCT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Biome Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) and Biome Technologies (LON:BIOM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Directa Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Biome Technologies. Directa Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Biome Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Directa Plus has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Biome Technologies has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Biome Technologies has a net margin of -22.60% compared to Directa Plus' net margin of -48.00%. Directa Plus' return on equity of -82.37% beat Biome Technologies' return on equity.
In the previous week, Biome Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Directa Plus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Biome Technologies and 0 mentions for Directa Plus. Directa Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Biome Technologies'average media sentiment score.
13.1% of Directa Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Biome Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 10.3% of Directa Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 83.9% of Biome Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Directa Plus beats Biome Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BIOM) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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