Direct Digital (DRCT) Competitors $0.50 -0.03 (-5.43%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.51 +0.01 (+1.77%) As of 08/1/2025 07:58 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, SWVL, MCTR, CISO, SJ, LUNA, DTST, XBP, and MOBQShould 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), Swvl (SWVL), CTRL Group (MCTR), CISO Global (CISO), Scienjoy (SJ), Luna Innovations (LUNA), Data Storage (DTST), XBP Europe (XBP), and Mobiquity Technologies (MOBQ). Direct Digital vs. Its Competitors Check-Cap Sol-Gel Technologies Swvl CTRL Group CISO Global Scienjoy Luna Innovations Data Storage XBP Europe Mobiquity Technologies Check-Cap (NASDAQ:CHEK) and Direct Digital (NASDAQ:DRCT) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CHEK or DRCT? 1.1% of Check-Cap shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.0% of Direct Digital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Check-Cap shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.8% of Direct Digital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer CHEK or DRCT? In the previous week, Direct Digital had 3 more articles in the media than Check-Cap. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Direct Digital and 0 mentions for Check-Cap. Check-Cap's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Direct Digital's score of -1.00 indicating that Check-Cap is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Check-Cap Neutral Direct Digital Negative Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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-$3.00-0.23Direct Digital$48.17M0.20-$6.24M-$1.76-0.29 Do analysts prefer CHEK or DRCT? Direct Digital has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,092.61%. Given Direct Digital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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% Which has more risk & volatility, CHEK or DRCT? Check-Cap has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Direct Digital has a beta of 6.07, meaning that its stock price is 507% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDirect Digital beats Check-Cap on 10 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. 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$10.06M$1.65B$14.82B$9.54BDividend YieldN/A3.36%2.81%4.09%P/E Ratio-0.293.7324.2723.83Price / Sales0.204.9060.9666.14Price / CashN/A5.9326.9457.96Price / Book-0.422.315.085.54Net Income-$6.24M$125.17M$196.77M$259.28M7 Day Performance-9.58%-5.59%-4.31%-4.67%1 Month Performance-17.20%0.72%-1.18%4.37%1 Year Performance-85.38%-31.51%28.86%17.91% Direct Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRCTDirect Digital2.5605 of 5 stars$0.50-5.4%$6.00+1,092.6%-86.8%$10.06M$48.17M-0.2960Negative NewsUpcoming EarningsCHEKCheck-CapN/A$0.75-1.6%N/A-66.1%$4.45MN/A-0.2580SLGLSol-Gel Technologies1.8148 of 5 stars$12.01+9.2%$40.00+233.1%+209.5%$30.64M$11.54M-2.5650Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSWVLSwvlN/A$4.05-3.1%N/A-49.6%$41.38M$17.21M0.002MCTRCTRL GroupN/A$2.55-4.9%N/AN/A$40.20MN/A0.0020News CoverageGap UpCISOCISO Global0.5333 of 5 stars$1.04-4.6%N/A+111.5%$35.65M$29.89M0.00443SJScienjoy0.84 of 5 stars$0.85-2.3%N/A-22.2%$34M$186.78M10.63280News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑LUNALuna Innovations0.2426 of 5 stars$1.00flatN/A-66.7%$33.96M$116.61M0.00390DTSTData Storage0.3073 of 5 stars$4.72+0.9%N/A-8.2%$33.42M$25.37M236.1260News CoverageXBPXBP EuropeN/A$0.87-7.0%N/A-24.3%$33.40M$142.77M0.001,450News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMOBQMobiquity Technologies0.5972 of 5 stars$1.40-0.7%N/A-45.7%$29.86M$1.24M-1.2510Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEK Competitors SLGL Competitors SWVL Competitors MCTR Competitors CISO Competitors SJ Competitors LUNA Competitors DTST Competitors XBP Competitors MOBQ 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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