DCTA vs. HAYD, WCH, ITX, HDD, BIOM, ESKN, AGM, VRS, ZED, and CRDA
Should you be buying Directa Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Directa Plus include Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Versarien (VRS), Zenova Group (ZED), and Croda International (CRDA). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Directa Plus vs. Its Competitors
Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) and Haydale Graphene Industries (LON:HAYD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.
Directa Plus has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haydale Graphene Industries has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Haydale Graphene Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Directa Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that Haydale Graphene Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Directa Plus has a net margin of -48.00% compared to Haydale Graphene Industries' net margin of -126.76%. Directa Plus' return on equity of -82.37% beat Haydale Graphene Industries' return on equity.
13.1% of Directa Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Directa Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Directa Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Haydale Graphene Industries. Haydale Graphene Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Directa Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Directa Plus beats Haydale Graphene Industries on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:DCTA) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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