Check-Cap (CHEK) Competitors $0.78 +0.00 (+0.50%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.79 +0.01 (+0.64%) As of 07/11/2025 07:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CHEK vs. DRCT, SLGL, NXL, IRIX, XAIR, PSTV, IINN, MHUA, INBS, and LYRAShould you be buying Check-Cap stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Check-Cap include Direct Digital (DRCT), Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL), Nexalin Technology (NXL), IRIDEX (IRIX), Beyond Air (XAIR), Plus Therapeutics (PSTV), Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. (IINN), Meihua International Medical Technologies (MHUA), Intelligent Bio Solutions (INBS), and Lyra Therapeutics (LYRA). Check-Cap vs. Its Competitors Direct Digital Sol-Gel Technologies Nexalin Technology IRIDEX Beyond Air Plus Therapeutics Inspira Technologies OXY B.H.N. Meihua International Medical Technologies Intelligent Bio Solutions Lyra Therapeutics Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) and Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DRCT or CHEK? 4.0% of Direct Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Check-Cap shares are held by institutional investors. 62.8% of Direct Digital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Check-Cap 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. Do analysts prefer DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital presently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 905.03%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Direct Digital is more favorable than Check-Cap.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Direct Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Check-Cap 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Check-Cap. Direct Digital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Check-Cap, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDirect Digital$62.29M0.18-$6.24M-$1.76-0.34Check-CapN/AN/A-$17.57M-$3.00-0.26 Which has more risk and volatility, DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital has a beta of 6.07, meaning that its stock price is 507% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DRCT or CHEK? In the previous week, Direct Digital and Direct Digital both had 1 articles in the media. Direct Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Check-Cap's score of 0.62 indicating that Direct Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Direct Digital Very Positive Check-Cap Positive Is DRCT or CHEK more profitable? Check-Cap has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Direct Digital's net margin of -16.23%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Direct Digital-16.23% N/A -24.12% Check-Cap N/A N/A N/A SummaryDirect Digital beats Check-Cap on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Check-Cap News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHEK 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 CHEK 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 NASDAQ 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 CHEK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCheck-CapMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.57M$6.82B$5.61B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A1.25%5.24%4.02%P/E Ratio-0.2624.8927.9620.25Price / SalesN/A65.26430.8999.65Price / CashN/A20.9237.4658.16Price / Book0.194.648.045.49Net Income-$17.57M$174.76M$3.18B$250.27M7 Day Performance6.95%-1.00%3.67%4.80%1 Month Performance0.51%-1.49%4.09%7.68%1 Year Performance-61.52%4.27%29.58%16.36% Check-Cap Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHEKCheck-Cap0.6123 of 5 stars$0.79+0.5%N/A-61.5%$4.57MN/A-0.2680DRCTDirect Digital3.5389 of 5 stars$0.64+2.7%$6.00+837.5%-84.6%$11.79M$48.17M-0.3660Positive NewsSLGLSol-Gel Technologies3.2115 of 5 stars$7.29-2.4%$40.00+448.7%-4.7%$20.80M$11.54M-1.5550NXLNexalin Technology3.0137 of 5 stars$0.95-1.1%$5.00+426.3%-28.4%$16.49M$131.07K-1.143IRIXIRIDEX1.0731 of 5 stars$0.95+2.2%N/A-51.4%$15.61M$48.67M-2.21120XAIRBeyond Air4.5149 of 5 stars$0.19+6.0%$1.50+690.3%-71.1%$15.46M$3.70M-0.2470News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPSTVPlus Therapeutics1.6197 of 5 stars$0.30+1.4%$10.83+3,505.1%-80.5%$15.12M$5.82M-0.1020IINNInspira Technologies OXY B.H.N.2.371 of 5 stars$1.54+29.4%$2.00+29.9%-4.0%$15.02MN/A0.0020News CoverageAnalyst RevisionGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMHUAMeihua International Medical Technologies1.2339 of 5 stars$0.41-5.3%N/A-49.5%$13.96M$96.91M0.00620Positive NewsINBSIntelligent Bio Solutions0.8291 of 5 stars$1.70-4.5%N/A-5.9%$12.30M$2.94M0.0010LYRALyra Therapeutics2.3908 of 5 stars$9.03+0.3%$100.00+1,007.4%-40.8%$11.93M$1.53M-0.1550 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DRCT Alternatives SLGL Alternatives NXL Alternatives IRIX Alternatives XAIR Alternatives PSTV Alternatives IINN Alternatives MHUA Alternatives INBS Alternatives LYRA Alternatives 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 (NASDAQ:CHEK) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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