Iofina (IOF) Competitors GBX 24 -1.25 (-4.95%) As of 08/1/2025 11:55 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IOF vs. SYNT, ZTF, TET, HAYD, WCH, ITX, DCTA, HDD, BIOM, and ESKNShould you be buying Iofina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iofina include Synthomer (SYNT), Zotefoams (ZTF), Treatt (TET), 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 Synthomer Zotefoams Treatt Haydale Graphene Industries Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) Itaconix Directa Plus Hardide Biome Technologies Esken Synthomer (LON:SYNT) and Iofina (LON:IOF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in SYNT or IOF? 43.8% of Synthomer shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Iofina shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of Synthomer shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.1% of Iofina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, SYNT or IOF? Synthomer has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iofina has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SYNT or IOF more profitable? Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Synthomer's net margin of -4.40%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Synthomer's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Synthomer-4.40% -7.52% -0.28% Iofina 6.98%8.00%5.18% Does the media favor SYNT or IOF? In the previous week, Synthomer had 4 more articles in the media than Iofina. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Synthomer and 0 mentions for Iofina. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Synthomer's score of -0.22 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Synthomer Neutral Iofina Neutral Do analysts prefer SYNT or IOF? Synthomer currently has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential upside of 125.00%. Iofina has a consensus price target of GBX 37.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.25%. Given Synthomer's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Synthomer is more favorable than Iofina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Synthomer 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Iofina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, SYNT or IOF? Iofina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Synthomer. Synthomer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSynthomer£1.87B0.07-£82.04M-£49.90-1.60Iofina£61.34M0.94£4.28M£1.4216.84 SummaryIofina beats Synthomer on 10 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£57.62M£7.96B£3.17B£3.03BDividend Yield2.88%3.52%5.19%5.02%P/E Ratio16.8411.98117.77176.75Price / Sales0.9457.8030,017,513,221,196,900.00264,362.43Price / Cash7.9619.2523.7827.97Price / Book1.074.445.894.53Net Income£4.28M£220.83M£148.55M£5.90B7 Day Performance-7.69%-2.67%-3.20%12.57%1 Month Performance-2.99%-0.89%1.47%6.09%1 Year Performance12.76%-7.14%28.79%71.59% Iofina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IOFIofinaN/AGBX 24-5.0%GBX 37.50+56.3%+11.6%£57.62M£61.34M16.8495Gap DownSYNTSynthomer2.8658 of 5 starsGBX 82-2.8%GBX 180+119.5%-68.9%£134.46M£1.87B-1.644,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeZTFZotefoamsN/AGBX 278+0.4%N/A-45.8%£133.71M£131.66M13.46549Positive NewsTETTreatt3.3565 of 5 starsGBX 202.50+0.7%GBX 450+122.2%-55.1%£122.44M£142.31M10.94350Dividend IncreaseHAYDHaydale Graphene IndustriesN/AGBX 0.68+0.4%N/A+90.4%£25.49M£14.20M-1.4267Gap UpWCHWilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£20.13MN/A-5.003ITXItaconixN/AGBX 133.88-0.8%GBX 325+142.8%-21.5%£18.06M£5.28M-12.1217DCTADirecta PlusN/AGBX 9-5.3%N/A-45.5%£12.11M£20.29M-1.60187Gap DownHDDHardideN/AGBX 7.51-3.1%N/A+15.5%£5.92M£6.11M-3.1446Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeBIOMBiome TechnologiesN/AGBX 7.45+0.7%N/A-73.5%£3.84M£78.36M-0.2227ESKNEskenN/AN/AN/AN/A£714K£114.53M-0.88678Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SYNT Competitors ZTF Competitors TET 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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