DCTA vs. HAYD, ITX, HDD, BIOM, IOF, GDP, PHC, GEMD, GLR, and PAT
Should you be buying Directa Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Directa Plus include Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Itaconix (ITX), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Iofina (IOF), Goldplat (GDP), Plant Health Care (PHC), Gem Diamonds (GEMD), Galileo Resources (GLR), and Panthera Resources (PAT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) and Haydale Graphene Industries (LON:HAYD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.
17.9% of Directa Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.7% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 77.1% of Directa Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Directa Plus has a net margin of -44.70% compared to Haydale Graphene Industries' net margin of -114.94%. Directa Plus' return on equity of -43.91% beat Haydale Graphene Industries' return on equity.
Directa Plus has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haydale Graphene Industries has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Directa Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Haydale Graphene Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Directa Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Directa Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Haydale Graphene Industries. Directa Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Haydale Graphene Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Haydale Graphene Industries received 103 more outperform votes than Directa Plus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.39% of users gave Haydale Graphene Industries an outperform vote while only 67.55% of users gave Directa Plus an outperform vote.
Summary
Directa Plus and Haydale Graphene Industries tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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