HAYD vs. IOF, DCTA, WCH, ITX, HDD, BIOM, VRS, ESKN, AGM, and ZED
Should you be buying Haydale Graphene Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Haydale Graphene Industries include Iofina (IOF), Directa Plus (DCTA), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Versarien (VRS), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), and Zenova Group (ZED). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Haydale Graphene Industries vs. Its Competitors
Iofina (LON:IOF) and Haydale Graphene Industries (LON:HAYD) 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 valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and profitability.
Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Haydale Graphene Industries. Haydale Graphene Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Iofina's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Haydale Graphene Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the media.
6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.8% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Haydale Graphene Industries' net margin of -126.76%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Haydale Graphene Industries' return on equity.
Iofina presently has a consensus target price of GBX 36.25, suggesting a potential upside of 48.96%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Haydale Graphene Industries.
Iofina has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Haydale Graphene Industries has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Iofina beats Haydale Graphene Industries on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:HAYD) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff