Hardide (HDD) Competitors GBX 8.40 +0.15 (+1.82%) As of 05:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HDD vs. HAYD, DCTA, WCH, ITX, BIOM, VRS, ESKN, AGM, ZED, and CRDAShould you be buying Hardide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hardide include Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Directa Plus (DCTA), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), 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 Haydale Graphene Industries Directa Plus Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Biome Technologies Versarien Esken Applied Graphene Materials Zenova Group Croda International Haydale Graphene Industries (LON:HAYD) and Hardide (LON:HDD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer HAYD or HDD? In the previous week, Hardide had 1 more articles in the media than Haydale Graphene Industries. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hardide and 0 mentions for Haydale Graphene Industries. Haydale Graphene Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hardide'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Haydale Graphene Industries Neutral Hardide Neutral Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HAYD or HDD? 37.8% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.7% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.7% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Hardide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, HAYD or HDD? Haydale Graphene Industries has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HAYD or HDD more profitable? Hardide has a net margin of -30.89% compared to Haydale Graphene Industries' net margin of -126.76%. Hardide's return on equity of -34.98% beat Haydale Graphene Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Haydale Graphene Industries-126.76% -96.62% -20.66% Hardide -30.89%-34.98%-9.80% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HAYD or HDD? Hardide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Haydale Graphene Industries. Hardide 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHaydale Graphene Industries£14.20M1.77-£18.01M-£0.48-1.40Hardide£6.11M1.08-£1.89M-£2.39-3.51 SummaryHaydale Graphene Industries and Hardide tied by winning 6 of the 12 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 New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HDD 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 HDD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHardideSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£6.62M£8.14B£3.27B£2.96BDividend Yield6.30%3.52%5.15%5.02%P/E Ratio-3.5113.4491.47147.63Price / Sales1.0860.0427,226,089,426,138,700.00240,025.20Price / Cash9.1719.2523.9227.97Price / Book1.264.605.874.58Net Income-£1.89M£220.83M£147.76M£5.90B7 Day Performance4.35%0.44%2.21%1.47%1 Month PerformanceN/A5.58%4.67%4.82%1 Year Performance8.39%-7.67%25.11%83.07% Hardide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDDHardideN/AGBX 8.40+1.8%N/A+6.5%£6.62M£6.11M-3.5146HAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.58-12.8%N/A+120.3%£21.80M£14.20M-1.2167High Trading VolumeDCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 16-4.5%N/A-39.3%£21.52M£20.29M-2.85187WCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 110+4.8%N/AN/A£14.84M£5.28M-9.9617Gap UpBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 6.95-0.3%N/A-89.6%£3.58M£78.36M-0.2027VRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.04-2.7%N/A-80.0%£839K£5.32M-0.9070News CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714K£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AN/AN/AN/A£643K£127K-20.00160Gap DownZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.23-4.2%N/A-85.2%£330K£267.34K-0.1911Gap DownCRDACroda International2.1064 of 5 starsGBX 2,975-0.6%GBX 3,766.67+26.6%-25.7%£4.16B£1.63B25.565,852News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Haydale Graphene Industries Competitors Directa Plus Competitors Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Competitors Itaconix 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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