Do analysts recommend ZTF or HDD?

Zotefoams currently has a consensus price target of GBX 605, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Zotefoams 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ZTF or HDD?

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 Zotefoams £176.29M 1.17 £9.80M £44.87 9.36 Hardide £8.02M 9.57 -£1.89M £1.80 54.09

Is ZTF or HDD more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Zotefoams' net margin of 14.28%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Zotefoams' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Zotefoams 14.28% 18.25% 5.48% Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80%

Do analysts recommend HDD or TET?

Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.58%. Given Treatt's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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 9.57 -£1.89M £1.80 54.09 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 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 119, indicating a potential upside of 1.28%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Synthomer 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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 0.11 -£82.04M -£96.00 N/A Hardide £8.02M 9.57 -£1.89M £1.80 54.09

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 prefer IOF or HDD?

Iofina presently has a consensus price target of GBX 65, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Hardide. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Iofina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Hardide 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IOF or HDD?

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 Iofina £66.52M 1.51 £4.28M £4.00 13.06 Hardide £8.02M 9.57 -£1.89M £1.80 54.09

Is IOF or HDD more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Iofina's net margin of 11.84%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Iofina's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Iofina 11.84% 14.89% 5.18% Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80%

Do analysts rate HDD or ITX?

Itaconix has a consensus price target of GBX 375, indicating a potential upside of 115.52%. Given Itaconix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Itaconix 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 Itaconix 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HDD or ITX?

Itaconix has higher revenue and 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 £8.02M 9.57 -£1.89M £1.80 54.09 Itaconix £10.50M 2.24 -£1.49M -£10.20 N/A

Is HDD or ITX more profitable?

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -13.17%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Itaconix's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hardide 15.60% 32.49% -9.80% Itaconix -13.17% -15.66% -9.90%

Hardide (HDD) Competitors

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

Should you buy Hardide stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Hardide with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Hardide include Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Iofina (IOF), and Itaconix (ITX). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.

How does Hardide compare to Zotefoams?

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

28.9% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Hardide shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Zotefoams shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Hardide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Zotefoams' net margin of 14.28%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Zotefoams' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Zotefoams	14.28%	18.25%	5.48%
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%

Zotefoams has a beta of 1.239, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 1.106, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Zotefoams	£176.29M	1.17	£9.80M	£44.87	9.36
Hardide	£8.02M	9.57	-£1.89M	£1.80	54.09

In the previous week, Zotefoams had 9 more articles in the media than Hardide. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Zotefoams and 0 mentions for Hardide. Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Hardide's score of 0.00 indicating that Zotefoams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Zotefoams	Neutral
Hardide	Neutral

Zotefoams currently has a consensus price target of GBX 605, indicating a potential upside of 44.05%. Given Zotefoams' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Zotefoams is more favorable than Hardide.

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

Summary

Zotefoams beats Hardide on 11 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Treatt has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, suggesting a potential downside of 18.58%. Given Treatt's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

10.2% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% of Treatt shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Hardide shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Treatt shares are owned by company 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 beta of 1.106, suggesting that its share price is 11% 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.

In the previous week, Hardide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Treatt'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Neutral
Treatt	Neutral

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	9.57	-£1.89M	£1.80	54.09
Treatt	£128.29M	1.40	£11.22M	£7.22	42.24

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%

Summary

Treatt beats Hardide on 8 of the 14 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Synthomer had 16 more articles in the media than Hardide. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Synthomer and 0 mentions for Hardide. Synthomer's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Hardide's score of 0.00 indicating that Synthomer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Synthomer	Neutral
Hardide	Neutral

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	0.11	-£82.04M	-£96.00	N/A
Hardide	£8.02M	9.57	-£1.89M	£1.80	54.09

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Synthomer presently has a consensus target price of GBX 119, indicating a potential upside of 1.28%. Given Synthomer's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Hardide.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synthomer	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
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 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 1.106, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

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%

Summary

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

How does Hardide compare to Iofina?

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

1.5% of Iofina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Iofina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Hardide shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Iofina presently has a consensus price target of GBX 65, suggesting a potential upside of 24.40%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Hardide.

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

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Iofina's net margin of 11.84%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Iofina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iofina	11.84%	14.89%	5.18%
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%

Iofina has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hardide has a beta of 1.106, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hardide'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Iofina	Neutral
Hardide	Neutral

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
Iofina	£66.52M	1.51	£4.28M	£4.00	13.06
Hardide	£8.02M	9.57	-£1.89M	£1.80	54.09

Summary

Iofina and Hardide tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Hardide compare to Itaconix?

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

In the previous week, Hardide's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Itaconix'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hardide	Neutral
Itaconix	Neutral

Itaconix has higher revenue and 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	£8.02M	9.57	-£1.89M	£1.80	54.09
Itaconix	£10.50M	2.24	-£1.49M	-£10.20	N/A

Itaconix has a consensus price target of GBX 375, indicating a potential upside of 115.52%. Given Itaconix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Itaconix 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
Itaconix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

10.2% of Hardide shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.9% of Itaconix shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Hardide shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 77.5% of Itaconix shares are owned by 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.

Hardide has a net margin of 15.60% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -13.17%. Hardide's return on equity of 32.49% beat Itaconix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hardide	15.60%	32.49%	-9.80%
Itaconix	-13.17%	-15.66%	-9.90%

Hardide has a beta of 1.106, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 0.967, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Hardide and Itaconix tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HDD vs. The Competition

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Metric	Hardide	Chemicals Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£76.74M	£11.40B	£4.90B	£2.89B
Dividend Yield	6.30%	2.81%	4.70%	6.12%
P/E Ratio	54.09	20.74	21.08	368.42
Price / Sales	9.57	53.38	4,913.22	83,529.85
Price / Cash	9.17	15.52	24.63	27.89
Price / Book	14.64	3.74	8.81	7.18
Net Income	-£1.89M	£223.51M	£154.73M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-7.86%	2.28%	6.83%	1.45%
1 Month Performance	36.75%	3.34%	5.20%	2.25%
1 Year Performance	1,156.34%	22.49%	43.43%	74.75%

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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 98 -1.2%	N/A	+1,180.3%	£77.24M	£8.02M	54.44	46	Gap Up
ZTF Zotefoams	4.1141 of 5 stars	GBX 460 +1.3%	GBX 605 +31.5%	+16.7%	£226.24M	£158.49M	10.25	549	Earnings Report
TET Treatt	N/A	GBX 305 flat	GBX 248.33 -18.6%	N/A	£180.06M	£128.29M	42.24	350
SYNT Synthomer	1.0943 of 5 stars	GBX 90.49 +1.7%	GBX 109.40 +20.9%	+95.0%	£148.36M	£1.74B	N/A	4,200	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Forecast Gap Up High Trading Volume
IOF Iofina	N/A	GBX 54.26 -3.1%	GBX 65 +19.8%	+112.0%	£104.09M	£66.52M	13.56	95

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