Direct Digital (DRCT) Competitors $0.42 +0.01 (+1.47%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.42 0.00 (-0.71%) As of 05:40 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, ONMD, QRHC, CIGL, VIVK, SWVL, AERT, SCOR, and DTSTShould 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), OneMedNet (ONMD), Quest Resource (QRHC), Concorde International Group (CIGL), Vivakor (VIVK), Swvl (SWVL), Aeries Technology (AERT), comScore (SCOR), and Data Storage (DTST). Direct Digital vs. Its Competitors Check-Cap Sol-Gel Technologies OneMedNet Quest Resource Concorde International Group Vivakor Swvl Aeries Technology comScore Data Storage Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) and Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital has higher revenue and earnings than Check-Cap. Check-Cap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Direct Digital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDirect Digital$62.29M0.15-$6.24M-$1.83-0.23Check-CapN/AN/A-$25.15M-$3.00-0.25 Is DRCT or CHEK more profitable? Check-Cap has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Direct Digital's net margin of -25.99%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Direct Digital-25.99% N/A -36.29% Check-Cap N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DRCT or CHEK? 4.0% of Direct Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Check-Cap shares are owned by institutional investors. 62.8% of Direct Digital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,328.57%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Check-Cap 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, DRCT or CHEK? Direct Digital has a beta of 6.01, meaning that its share price is 501% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer DRCT or CHEK? In the previous week, Check-Cap had 2 more articles in the media than Direct Digital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Check-Cap and 1 mentions for Direct Digital. Direct Digital's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Check-Cap's score of 0.95 indicating that Direct Digital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Direct Digital Very Positive Check-Cap Positive SummaryDirect Digital beats Check-Cap on 11 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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$9.46M$1.96B$26.38B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A3.23%2.77%4.60%P/E Ratio-0.235.3727.1825.92Price / Sales0.1553.30754.6385.33Price / CashN/A6.2227.0359.91Price / Book-0.3510.807.776.29Net Income-$6.24M$129.63M$199.14M$270.77M7 Day Performance-3.49%35.15%9.73%3.36%1 Month Performance3.14%91.85%20.13%6.41%1 Year Performance-83.27%25.02%68.51%28.24% Direct Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRCTDirect Digital3.0785 of 5 stars$0.42+1.5%$6.00+1,328.6%-83.2%$9.46M$62.29M-0.2360Positive NewsCHEKCheck-Cap0.3128 of 5 stars$0.73+14.0%N/A-62.5%$4.29MN/A-0.2480News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSLGLSol-Gel Technologies0.7739 of 5 stars$22.79+4.1%N/A+267.6%$63.49M$11.54M-18.5350Short Interest ↑ONMDOneMedNet1.1274 of 5 stars$0.86+8.4%N/A+18.7%$39.64M$640K-7.822Positive NewsShort Interest ↓QRHCQuest Resource4.4874 of 5 stars$1.87+1.4%$2.25+20.6%-79.9%$38.63M$288.53M-1.54190Short Interest ↓CIGLConcorde International GroupN/A$1.61-4.2%N/AN/A$35.64M$10.49M0.00134News CoverageVIVKVivakor1.2042 of 5 stars$0.73-1.7%N/A-65.3%$35.19M$89.81M-0.6720Positive NewsSWVLSwvlN/A$3.49+2.3%N/A-36.4%$34.55M$17.21M0.002Short Interest ↓AERTAeries Technology2.1906 of 5 stars$0.73-2.9%N/A-74.3%$34.21M$70.20M-9.071,400Short Interest ↓SCORcomScore1.2406 of 5 stars$6.56-4.9%N/A-3.9%$33.40M$356.05M-0.381,200Gap DownDTSTData Storage1.2134 of 5 stars$4.55-0.4%N/A+23.6%$33.04M$25.37M-113.7260News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEK Competitors SLGL Competitors ONMD Competitors QRHC Competitors CIGL Competitors VIVK Competitors SWVL Competitors AERT Competitors SCOR Competitors DTST 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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