Do analysts rate HDD or ZTF?

Zotefoams has a consensus price target of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 36.11%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Zotefoams 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HDD or ZTF?

Zotefoams has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Zotefoams 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 £8.02M 10.32 -£1.89M £1.80 58.33 Zotefoams £176.29M 1.24 £9.80M £50.29 8.84

Is HDD or ZTF more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Zotefoams' net margin of 13.88%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Zotefoams' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80% Zotefoams 13.88% 18.18% 5.48%

Do analysts recommend HDD or TET?

Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 242.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.49%. Given Treatt's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Treatt is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Treatt 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HDD or TET?

Treatt has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Treatt 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 £8.02M 10.32 -£1.89M £1.80 58.33 Treatt £128.29M 1.40 £11.22M £7.22 42.24

Is HDD or TET more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Treatt's net margin of 3.40%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Treatt's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80% Treatt 3.40% 3.22% 6.72%

Do analysts recommend SYNT or HDD?

Synthomer currently has a consensus target price of GBX 118.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Synthomer 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, SYNT or HDD?

Hardide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synthomer. Synthomer 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 Synthomer £1.80B 0.10 -£82.04M -£73.60 N/A Hardide £8.02M 10.32 -£1.89M £1.80 58.33

Is SYNT or HDD more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -6.81%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Synthomer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Synthomer -6.81% -13.27% -0.28% Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80%

Do analysts rate HDD or IOF?

Iofina has a consensus price target of GBX 70, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Iofina is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Iofina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HDD or IOF?

Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Iofina 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 £8.02M 10.32 -£1.89M £1.80 58.33 Iofina £68.69M 1.56 £4.28M £4.50 12.44

Is HDD or IOF more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Iofina's net margin of 12.91%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Iofina's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80% Iofina 12.91% 15.30% 5.18%

Does the media refer more to HAYD or HDD?

In the previous week, Haydale Graphene Industries and Haydale Graphene Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Haydale Graphene Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Haydale Graphene Industries 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Hardide 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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HDD vs. ZTF, TET, SYNT, IOF, and HAYD

Should you buy Hardide stock or one of its competitors? Hardide's main competitors and comparable companies include Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Iofina (IOF), and Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

How does Hardide compare to Zotefoams?

Hardide (LON:HDD) and Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

10.2% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.9% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Hardide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Zotefoams' net margin of 13.88%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Zotefoams' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%
Zotefoams	13.88%	18.18%	5.48%

Zotefoams has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Zotefoams 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	£8.02M	10.32	-£1.89M	£1.80	58.33
Zotefoams	£176.29M	1.24	£9.80M	£50.29	8.84

Hardide has a beta of 1.146, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.238, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Hardide had 1 more articles in the media than Zotefoams. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hardide and 0 mentions for Zotefoams. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Zotefoams' score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Positive
Zotefoams	Neutral

Zotefoams has a consensus price target of GBX 605, suggesting a potential upside of 36.11%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Hardide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hardide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Zotefoams	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Zotefoams beats Hardide on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hardide compare to Treatt?

Hardide (LON:HDD) and Treatt (LON:TET) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Treatt has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Treatt 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	£8.02M	10.32	-£1.89M	£1.80	58.33
Treatt	£128.29M	1.40	£11.22M	£7.22	42.24

In the previous week, Hardide had 1 more articles in the media than Treatt. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hardide and 0 mentions for Treatt. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Treatt's score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Positive
Treatt	Neutral

Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 242.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.49%. Given Treatt's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Treatt is more favorable than Hardide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hardide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Treatt	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

10.2% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Treatt shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Hardide shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Treatt shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Treatt's net margin of 3.40%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Treatt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%
Treatt	3.40%	3.22%	6.72%

Hardide has a beta of 1.146, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Treatt has a beta of 0.907, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hardide and Treatt tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hardide compare to Synthomer?

Synthomer (LON:SYNT) and Hardide (LON:HDD) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Synthomer currently has a consensus target price of GBX 118.75, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Hardide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Hardide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Synthomer has a beta of 0.998, indicating that its stock price is 0% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 1.146, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

Hardide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synthomer. Synthomer 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
Synthomer	£1.80B	0.10	-£82.04M	-£73.60	N/A
Hardide	£8.02M	10.32	-£1.89M	£1.80	58.33

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -6.81%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Synthomer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synthomer	-6.81%	-13.27%	-0.28%
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%

In the previous week, Hardide had 1 more articles in the media than Synthomer. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hardide and 0 mentions for Synthomer. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Synthomer's score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Synthomer	Neutral
Hardide	Positive

14.9% of Synthomer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Synthomer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Hardide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hardide beats Synthomer on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hardide compare to Iofina?

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

In the previous week, Hardide had 1 more articles in the media than Iofina. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hardide and 0 mentions for Iofina. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Iofina's score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Positive
Iofina	Neutral

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Iofina's net margin of 12.91%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Iofina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%
Iofina	12.91%	15.30%	5.18%

10.2% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Hardide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Hardide. Iofina 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	£8.02M	10.32	-£1.89M	£1.80	58.33
Iofina	£68.69M	1.56	£4.28M	£4.50	12.44

Hardide has a beta of 1.146, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Iofina has a beta of 0.965, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

Iofina has a consensus price target of GBX 70, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Iofina is more favorable than Hardide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hardide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Iofina	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Hardide beats Iofina on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hardide compare to Haydale Graphene Industries?

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

Haydale Graphene Industries has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 1.146, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Haydale Graphene Industries and Haydale Graphene Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Hardide's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Haydale Graphene Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Hardide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Haydale Graphene Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hardide	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

8.1% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Haydale Graphene Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Haydale Graphene Industries' net margin of -432.48%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Haydale Graphene Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Haydale Graphene Industries	-432.48%	-85.45%	-20.66%
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%

Hardide has higher revenue and earnings than Haydale Graphene Industries. Haydale Graphene Industries 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
Haydale Graphene Industries	£3.61M	6.25	-£18.01M	-£0.33	N/A
Hardide	£8.02M	10.32	-£1.89M	£1.80	58.33

Summary

Hardide beats Haydale Graphene Industries on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Hardide	Chemicals Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£83.46M	£10.95B	£4.75B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	6.30%	2.98%	4.78%	6.27%
P/E Ratio	58.83	34.08	24.43	367.14
Price / Sales	10.41	53.38	15,674.25	88,569.23
Price / Cash	9.17	14.65	24.35	27.87
Price / Book	15.92	3.14	9.84	7.14
Net Income	-£1.89M	£230.18M	£159.33M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	5.54%	-0.62%	0.52%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	21.72%	-3.47%	57.98%	-0.44%
1 Year Performance	1,312.00%	16.91%	18.66%	22.73%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HDD Hardide	N/A	GBX 105.90 +0.9%	N/A	+1,300.0%	£83.46M	£8.02M	58.83	46	Positive News
ZTF Zotefoams	N/A	GBX 435 +0.3%	GBX 605 +39.1%	+10.8%	£214.47M	£176.29M	8.65	549	Gap Up
TET Treatt	N/A	GBX 305 flat	GBX 242.50 -20.5%	N/A	£180.06M	£128.29M	42.24	350
SYNT Synthomer	1.0373 of 5 stars	GBX 104.40 +0.6%	GBX 119 +14.0%	+66.1%	£171.16M	£1.80B	N/A	4,200
IOF Iofina	2.464 of 5 stars	GBX 52.22 -0.3%	GBX 70 +34.0%	+143.5%	£100.19M	£68.69M	13.06	95

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