Iofina (IOF) Competitors GBX 25 -0.50 (-1.96%) As of 08/22/2025 11:59 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IOF vs. ZTF, TET, SYNT, HAYD, WCH, ITX, DCTA, HDD, BIOM, and ESKNShould you be buying Iofina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iofina include Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), Synthomer (SYNT), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Itaconix (ITX), Directa Plus (DCTA), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), and Esken (ESKN). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry. Iofina vs. Its Competitors Zotefoams Treatt Synthomer Haydale Graphene Industries Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Directa Plus Hardide Biome Technologies Esken Iofina (LON:IOF) and Zotefoams (LON:ZTF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in IOF or ZTF? 6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Zotefoams shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Zotefoams shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to IOF or ZTF? In the previous week, Zotefoams' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Iofina's score of 0.75 indicating that Zotefoams is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Iofina Positive Zotefoams Positive Is IOF or ZTF more profitable? Zotefoams has a net margin of 7.45% compared to Iofina's net margin of 6.98%. Zotefoams' return on equity of 8.42% beat Iofina's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Iofina6.98% 8.00% 5.18% Zotefoams 7.45%8.42%5.48% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IOF or ZTF? Zotefoams has higher revenue and earnings than Iofina. Iofina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zotefoams, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIofina£61.34M0.98£4.28M£1.4217.54Zotefoams£131.66M1.53£9.80M£20.6620.33 Which has more volatility and risk, IOF or ZTF? Iofina has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zotefoams has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer IOF or ZTF? Iofina currently has a consensus price target of GBX 37.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.00%. Given Iofina's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Iofina is more favorable than Zotefoams.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) 3.00Zotefoams 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryZotefoams beats Iofina on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Iofina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IOF 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 IOF 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 IOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIofinaSpecialty Chemicals IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£60.02M£8.28B£3.36B£3.22BDividend Yield2.88%3.52%5.15%5.04%P/E Ratio17.5412.42112.24164.64Price / Sales0.9858.9031,218,733,196,595,900.00310,107.36Price / Cash7.9619.2524.0727.93Price / Book1.114.435.935.90Net Income£4.28M£220.83M£148.61M£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.96%-0.30%1.31%48.38%1 Month Performance-6.72%-1.60%2.41%55.09%1 Year Performance13.64%-4.07%33.95%135.37% Iofina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IOFIofina2.833 of 5 starsGBX 25-2.0%GBX 37.50+50.0%+16.4%£60.02M£61.34M17.5495News CoverageGap DownZTFZotefoamsN/AGBX 406-0.2%N/A-10.6%£195.28M£131.66M19.66549Positive NewsTETTreatt3.0128 of 5 starsGBX 216+1.6%GBX 450+108.3%-51.1%£130.60M£142.31M11.67350Dividend IncreaseSYNTSynthomer3.1228 of 5 starsGBX 67.80+2.7%GBX 142.50+110.2%-72.0%£111.18M£1.87B-1.364,200HAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.59+2.1%N/A+85.9%£22.07M£14.20M-1.2367News CoverageWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconix2.1785 of 5 starsGBX 128.40+0.7%GBX 325+153.1%-13.7%£17.32M£5.28M-11.6217DCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 11.70+1.7%N/A-37.8%£15.74M£20.29M-2.08187High Trading VolumeHDDHardideN/AGBX 7.77+3.6%N/A+28.0%£6.12M£6.11M-3.2546Gap UpBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 7+0.7%N/A-30.7%£3.61M£78.36M-0.2027ESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714K£114.53M-0.88678Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ZTF Competitors TET Competitors SYNT Competitors HAYD Competitors WCH Competitors ITX Competitors DCTA Competitors HDD Competitors BIOM Competitors ESKN 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:IOF) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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