Hardide (HDD) Competitors GBX 7.85 -0.15 (-1.88%) As of 12:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HDD vs. WCH, ITX, DCTA, BIOM, ESKN, AGM, ZED, VRS, CRDA, and JMATShould 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), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Zenova Group (ZED), Versarien (VRS), Croda International (CRDA), and Johnson Matthey (JMAT). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Hardide vs. Its Competitors Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Directa Plus Biome Technologies Esken Applied Graphene Materials Zenova Group Versarien Croda International Johnson Matthey 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 profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk. 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 Do institutionals & insiders believe in 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 Which has higher valuation and 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£6.11M1.01-£1.89M-£2.39-3.28Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/A-£0.60N/A SummaryHardide and Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) tied by winning 4 of the 8 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£6.19M£8.03B£3.25B£3.02BDividend Yield6.30%3.52%5.16%5.02%P/E Ratio-3.2812.36106.17165.88Price / Sales1.0160.7229,967,650,242,455,700.00285,131.44Price / Cash9.1719.2523.8627.97Price / Book1.184.446.004.46Net Income-£1.89M£220.83M£147.94M£5.90B7 Day Performance-6.46%-0.32%0.40%3.82%1 Month Performance1.62%2.78%5.16%9.81%1 Year Performance4.67%-8.98%25.96%74.29% Hardide Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HDDHardideN/AGBX 7.85-1.9%N/A+13.3%£6.19M£6.11M-3.2846High Trading VolumeWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 131.50+4.0%N/A-6.9%£17.73M£5.28M-11.9017Gap DownDCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 12-7.7%N/A-35.1%£16.15M£20.29M-2.14187Gap UpBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 7.60-4.8%N/A-74.9%£3.92M£78.36M-0.2227ESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714K£114.53M-0.88678Gap DownAGMApplied Graphene MaterialsN/AN/AN/AN/A£643K£127K-20.00160Gap DownZEDZenova GroupN/AGBX 0.25+5.5%N/A-85.2%£355K£267.34K-0.2111Gap UpVRSVersarienN/AGBX 0.02-6.3%N/A-75.8%£349K£5.32M-0.3870Gap DownCRDACroda International2.5022 of 5 starsGBX 2,989-2.3%GBX 3,766.67+26.0%-28.8%£4.18B£1.63B25.685,852News CoverageJMATJohnson Matthey0.9117 of 5 starsGBX 1,852-1.2%GBX 1,650-10.9%+10.6%£3.10B£11.69B31.47N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Competitors Itaconix Competitors Directa Plus Competitors Biome Technologies Competitors Esken Competitors Applied Graphene Materials Competitors Zenova Group Competitors Versarien Competitors Croda International Competitors Johnson Matthey 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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