Directa Plus (DCTA) Competitors GBX 6.50 -0.25 (-3.70%) As of 07:24 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsBuy This Stock DCTA vs. WCH, ITX, HDD, BIOM, HAYD, VRS, ESKN, AGM, ZED, and CRDAShould you be buying Directa Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Directa Plus include Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Versarien (VRS), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Zenova Group (ZED), and Croda International (CRDA). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Directa Plus vs. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Hardide Biome Technologies Haydale Graphene Industries Versarien Esken Applied Graphene Materials Zenova Group Croda International Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (LON:WCH) and Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, WCH or DCTA? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Directa Plus. Directa Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/A-£0.60N/ADirecta Plus£20.29M0.43-£9.74M-£5.62-1.16 Is WCH or DCTA more profitable? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Directa Plus' net margin of -48.00%. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Directa Plus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/A N/A N/A Directa Plus -48.00%-82.37%-22.41% Does the media favor WCH or DCTA? In the previous week, Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Directa Plus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Neutral Directa Plus Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WCH or DCTA? Directa Plus received 74 more outperform votes than Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.55% of users gave Directa Plus an outperform vote while only 58.33% of users gave Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)Outperform Votes2858.33% Underperform Votes2041.67% Directa PlusOutperform Votes10267.55% Underperform Votes4932.45% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WCH or DCTA? 20.5% of Directa Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.9% of Directa Plus shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryDirecta Plus beats Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Directa Plus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DCTA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.Skip Chart DCTA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDirecta PlusSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.74M£8.26B£3.08B£2.68BDividend YieldN/A3.58%5.08%4.96%P/E Ratio-1.1613.1670.67134.21Price / Sales0.4350.3425,633,028,482,408,500.00216,684.40Price / Cash7.5119.2524.3628.02Price / Book0.734.725.163.80Net Income-£9.74M£220.83M£154.55M£5.88B7 Day Performance-10.34%1.52%-0.13%15.01%1 Month Performance-13.33%7.62%3.72%29.39%1 Year Performance-67.50%-18.34%21.55%120.86% Directa Plus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 6.50-3.7%N/A-63.5%£8.74M£20.29M-1.16187WCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 110+3.8%N/A-29.6%£14.84M£5.28M-9.9617HDDHardideN/AGBX 6.61-7.2%N/A+3.0%£5.21M£6.11M-2.7646Earnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 9.91-2.9%N/A-86.1%£5.11M£78.36M-0.2927HAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.13+1.6%N/A-69.2%£4.70M£14.20M-0.2667Gap UpVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.04-10.6%N/A-71.4%£979,000.00£5.32M-1.0570Gap DownESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714,000.00£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AN/AN/AN/A£643,000.00£127,000.00-20.00160Gap DownZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.19-3.5%N/A-87.4%£277,000.00£267,344.65-0.1611News CoverageGap UpCRDACroda International1.7938 of 5 starsGBX 3,117.17+1.8%GBX 3,766.67+20.8%-34.5%£4.36B£1.63B26.795,852 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies WCH Competitors ITX Competitors HDD Competitors BIOM Competitors HAYD Competitors VRS Competitors ESKN Competitors AGM Competitors ZED Competitors CRDA Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DCTA) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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