ITX vs. IOF, HAYD, WCH, DCTA, HDD, BIOM, ESKN, AGM, ZED, and VRS
Should you be buying Itaconix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itaconix include Iofina (IOF), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Wilmcote Holdings plc (WCH.L) (WCH), Directa Plus (DCTA), Hardide (HDD), Biome Technologies (BIOM), Esken (ESKN), Applied Graphene Materials (AGM), Zenova Group (ZED), and Versarien (VRS). These companies are all part of the "specialty chemicals" industry.
Itaconix vs. Its Competitors
Iofina (LON:IOF) and Itaconix (LON:ITX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
6.4% of Iofina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Itaconix shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Iofina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.9% of Itaconix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Iofina has higher revenue and earnings than Itaconix. Itaconix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iofina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Iofina has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.74, suggesting that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Iofina has a net margin of 6.98% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -28.24%. Iofina's return on equity of 8.00% beat Itaconix's return on equity.
In the previous week, Iofina had 1 more articles in the media than Itaconix. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Iofina and 0 mentions for Itaconix. Iofina's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Itaconix's score of 0.00 indicating that Iofina is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Iofina presently has a consensus target price of GBX 37.50, indicating a potential upside of 45.91%. Itaconix has a consensus target price of GBX 325, indicating a potential upside of 145.84%. Given Itaconix's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Itaconix is more favorable than Iofina.
Summary
Iofina beats Itaconix on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ITX) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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