Direct Digital (DRCT) Competitors $0.33 +0.00 (+0.49%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.33 0.00 (-0.94%) As of 10/17/2025 07:39 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, MCTR, MOBQ, MOGU, SGRP, SJ, JOB, TC, and DXSTShould 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), CTRL Group (MCTR), Mobiquity Technologies (MOBQ), MOGU (MOGU), SPAR Group (SGRP), Scienjoy (SJ), GEE Group (JOB), Token Cat (TC), and Decent (DXST). Direct Digital vs. Its Competitors Check-Cap Sol-Gel Technologies CTRL Group Mobiquity Technologies MOGU SPAR Group Scienjoy GEE Group Token Cat Decent 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 earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CHEK or DRCT? 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 RatioCheck-CapN/AN/A-$25.15M-$3.00-0.61Direct Digital$36.46M0.20-$6.24M-$1.83-0.18 Do analysts recommend CHEK or DRCT? Direct Digital has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,717.63%. 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 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Direct Digital 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CHEK or DRCT 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 Check-CapN/A N/A N/A Direct Digital -25.99%N/A -36.29% Which has more risk and volatility, CHEK or DRCT? Check-Cap has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Direct Digital has a beta of 5.88, suggesting that its share price is 488% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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, 46.9% of Direct Digital shares are held 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 favor CHEK or DRCT? In the previous week, Direct Digital had 1 more articles in the media than Check-Cap. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Direct Digital and 1 mentions for Check-Cap. Check-Cap's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Direct Digital's score of 0.34 indicating that Check-Cap is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Check-Cap Positive Direct Digital Neutral 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. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$7.40M$2.04B$28.94B$10.49BDividend YieldN/A3.69%2.89%4.80%P/E Ratio-0.185.7626.3027.13Price / Sales0.2081.44952.42179.96Price / CashN/A6.1131.3461.22Price / Book-0.2716.297.646.52Net Income-$6.24M$133.68M$197.99M$276.93M7 Day Performance-0.81%1.42%0.66%1.93%1 Month Performance-15.81%-1.12%-0.34%2.19%1 Year Performance-88.81%14.71%48.53%35.00% Direct Digital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DRCTDirect Digital2.3827 of 5 stars$0.33+0.5%$6.00+1,717.6%-88.5%$7.40M$36.46M-0.1860Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Gap UpCHEKCheck-Cap0.546 of 5 stars$2.11-7.0%N/A+23.0%$13.28MN/A-0.7080Positive NewsShort Interest ↓Gap DownSLGLSol-Gel Technologies0.5221 of 5 stars$42.90+23.3%N/A+494.7%$96.95M$23.93M-34.8850High Trading VolumeMCTRCTRL GroupN/A$1.95+8.9%N/AN/A$27.39MN/A0.0020Analyst ForecastGap UpMOBQMobiquity Technologies0.4083 of 5 stars$1.21-11.7%N/A-58.7%$27.15M$1.24M-1.0810Short Interest ↑MOGUMOGU1.074 of 5 stars$3.26-3.6%N/A+50.7%$24.21M$19.46M0.00470News CoverageShort Interest ↓Gap DownSGRPSPAR Group3.6149 of 5 stars$1.03+1.0%N/A-56.6%$24.16M$163.63M2.023,425News CoverageShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeSJScienjoy1.2318 of 5 stars$0.57-3.4%N/A-42.2%$23.25M$186.78M14.37280News CoverageShort Interest ↑JOBGEE Group0.7329 of 5 stars$0.21+1.0%N/A-21.3%$22.98M$108.75M-0.95310TCToken CatN/A$13.45+0.4%N/A-50.0%$22.65M$6.74M0.00620Gap DownDXSTDecentN/A$1.42+4.3%N/AN/A$22.10M$11.54M0.0016Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHEK Competitors SLGL Competitors MCTR Competitors MOBQ Competitors MOGU Competitors SGRP Competitors SJ Competitors JOB Competitors TC Competitors DXST 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 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHoly ****... 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