Direct Digital (DRCT) Competitors $0.65 +0.04 (+7.14%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:37 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.65 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 04:57 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DRCT vs. CHEK, SLGL, CISO, VIVK, KPLT, ISDR, MOBQ, CURR, SJ, and BTCMShould you be buying Direct Digital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Direct Digital include Check-Cap (CHEK), Sol-Gel Technologies (SLGL), CISO Global (CISO), Vivakor (VIVK), Katapult (KPLT), Issuer Direct (ISDR), Mobiquity Technologies (MOBQ), Currenc Group (CURR), Scienjoy (SJ), and BIT Mining (BTCM). Direct Digital vs. Its Competitors Check-Cap Sol-Gel Technologies CISO Global Vivakor Katapult Issuer Direct Mobiquity Technologies Currenc Group Scienjoy BIT Mining Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) and Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate CHEK or DRCT? Direct Digital has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 821.66%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Direct Digital is more favorable than Check-Cap.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Check-Cap 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Direct Digital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CHEK or DRCT 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 Check-CapN/A N/A N/A Direct Digital -16.23%N/A -24.12% Does the media favor CHEK or DRCT? In the previous week, Check-Cap had 2 more articles in the media than Direct Digital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Check-Cap and 0 mentions for Direct Digital. Check-Cap's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Direct Digital'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Check-Cap Neutral Direct Digital Neutral Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHEK or DRCT? 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 RatioCheck-CapN/AN/A-$17.57M-$3.00-0.24Direct Digital$48.17M0.26-$6.24M-$1.76-0.37 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CHEK or DRCT? 1.1% of Check-Cap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Direct Digital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Direct Digital 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. Which has more volatility & risk, CHEK or DRCT? Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Direct Digital has a beta of 6.07, suggesting that its stock price is 507% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDirect Digital beats Check-Cap on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Direct Digital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DRCT 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 DRCT 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 DRCT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDirect DigitalADVERTISING/MKTG SVCS IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$12.31M$1.82B$13.06B$9.01BDividend YieldN/A3.09%2.56%4.04%P/E Ratio-0.3718.4028.8620.30Price / Sales0.266.2743.43103.84Price / CashN/A6.2025.6857.47Price / Book-0.541.876.285.68Net Income-$6.24M$122.61M$188.91M$249.13M7 Day Performance20.56%4.66%3.62%3.30%1 Month Performance21.66%0.56%4.21%5.20%1 Year Performance-84.72%-30.40%28.02%21.38% Direct Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRCTDirect Digital3.5103 of 5 stars$0.65+7.1%$6.00+821.7%-84.7%$12.31M$48.17M-0.3760Gap UpCHEKCheck-Cap0.4939 of 5 stars$0.77+0.7%N/A-63.7%$4.48MN/A0.0080News CoveragePositive NewsSLGLSol-Gel Technologies2.6847 of 5 stars$7.40+1.1%$40.00+440.5%-17.9%$20.39M$11.54M0.0050CISOCISO Global1.1094 of 5 stars$1.15-2.5%N/A+98.7%$38.54M$30.75M0.00443VIVKVivakorN/A$0.80-1.5%N/A-66.5%$38.40M$89.81M0.0020Positive NewsKPLTKatapult2.3789 of 5 stars$8.01+0.8%$12.00+49.8%-49.2%$36.07M$247.19M0.00130News CoverageOptions VolumeGap DownISDRIssuer DirectN/AN/AN/AN/A$35.35M$33.38M20.49140Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeMOBQMobiquity Technologies0.2953 of 5 stars$1.55+5.4%N/A-26.5%$32.55M$1.24M-1.3810High Trading VolumeCURRCurrenc GroupN/A$0.81+21.6%$3.50+329.5%N/A$31.17M$46.44M0.002News CoverageGap DownSJScienjoy1.5326 of 5 stars$0.81+1.1%N/A-9.0%$30.81M$186.78M10.00280Gap DownBTCMBIT Mining0.6774 of 5 stars$2.05+1.5%N/A-21.0%$30.45M$32.92M0.00150 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEK Competitors SLGL Competitors CISO Competitors VIVK Competitors KPLT Competitors ISDR Competitors MOBQ Competitors CURR Competitors SJ Competitors BTCM 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 (NASDAQ:DRCT) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s RevengeElon Musk and President Trump's new feud is all over the news... 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