Hardide (HDD) Competitors

Hardide (LON:HDD) and Itaconix (LON:ITX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HDD or ITX?

Hardide received 6 more outperform votes than Itaconix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Itaconix an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Hardide an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hardide	Outperform Votes 105 51.72%	Underperform Votes 98 48.28%
Itaconix	Outperform Votes 99 67.81%	Underperform Votes 47 32.19%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HDD or ITX?

25.7% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Itaconix shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.0% of Hardide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Itaconix shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HDD or ITX more profitable?

Itaconix has a net margin of -28.24% compared to Hardide's net margin of -30.89%. Itaconix's return on equity of -18.31% beat Hardide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hardide	-30.89%	-34.98%	-9.80%
Itaconix	-28.24%	-18.31%	-9.90%

Does the media prefer HDD or ITX?

In the previous week, Itaconix had 1 more articles in the media than Hardide. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Itaconix and 0 mentions for Hardide. Itaconix's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Hardide's score of 0.00 indicating that Itaconix is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Neutral
Itaconix	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, HDD or ITX?

Hardide has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HDD or ITX?

Itaconix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hardide. Itaconix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hardide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hardide	£6.11M	0.87	-£1.89M	-£2.39	-2.82
Itaconix	£5.28M	2.81	-£1.49M	-£11.05	-9.95

Summary

Itaconix beats Hardide on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.