Hardide (HDD) Competitors GBX 8.06 -0.19 (-2.30%) As of 08:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HDD vs. WCH, ITX, DCTA, HAYD, BIOM, VRS, ESKN, AGM, ZED, and CRDAShould you be buying Hardide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hardide include Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Directa Plus (DCTA), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), 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. Hardide vs. Its Competitors Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Directa Plus Haydale Graphene Industries Biome Technologies Versarien Esken Applied Graphene Materials Zenova Group Croda International Hardide (LON:HDD) and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (LON:WCH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has higher valuation & earnings, HDD or WCH? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hardide. Hardide 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 RatioHardide£6.11M1.04-£1.89M-£2.39-3.37Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/A-£0.60N/A Does the media favor HDD or WCH? In the previous week, Hardide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Hardide Neutral Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HDD or WCH? Hardide received 77 more outperform votes than Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.33% of users gave Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Hardide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHardideOutperform Votes10551.72% Underperform Votes9848.28% Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)Outperform Votes2858.33% Underperform Votes2041.67% Is HDD or WCH more profitable? Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Hardide's net margin of -30.89%. Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Hardide's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide-30.89% -34.98% -9.80% Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) N/A N/A N/A Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HDD or WCH? 25.7% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. 45.0% of Hardide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHardide and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hardide News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HDD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 HDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHardideSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£6.35M£8.32B£3.19B£2.92BDividend Yield6.30%3.58%5.04%4.90%P/E Ratio-3.3713.4972.39125.92Price / Sales1.0452.6526,914,679,906,559,100.00243,053.64Price / Cash9.1719.2524.2628.07Price / Book1.214.745.374.58Net Income-£1.89M£220.83M£155.01M£5.91B7 Day Performance2.03%1.61%0.72%6.81%1 Month Performance12.26%6.60%7.10%16.55%1 Year Performance3.12%-13.48%21.21%78.04% Hardide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDDHardideN/AGBX 8.06-2.3%N/A+4.0%£6.35M£6.11M-3.3746Gap DownWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 96.76-3.2%N/A-37.2%£13.05M£5.28M-8.7617Gap DownDCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 7.30+0.7%N/A-60.8%£9.82M£20.29M-1.30187Gap UpHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.17+1.2%N/A-53.2%£6.20M£14.20M-0.3467BIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 9.83-5.2%N/A-83.6%£5.07M£78.36M-0.2927News CoverageVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.04-13.0%N/A-51.5%£932K£5.32M-1.0070Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714K£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AN/AN/AN/A£643K£127K-20.00160Gap DownZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.22+4.8%N/A-85.5%£315K£267.34K-0.1811CRDACroda International1.3534 of 5 starsGBX 3,018.42-0.4%GBX 3,766.67+24.8%-25.5%£4.22B£1.63B25.945,852 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Competitors Itaconix Competitors Directa Plus Competitors Haydale Graphene Industries Competitors Biome Technologies Competitors Versarien Competitors Esken Competitors Applied Graphene Materials Competitors Zenova Group Competitors Croda International 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:HDD) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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