DTI vs. PDYN, AIRJ, RR, GENC, PPIH, TAYD, FTEK, LSE, YIBO, and ASYS
Should you be buying Drilling Tools International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Drilling Tools International include Palladyne AI (PDYN), AirJoule Technologies (AIRJ), Richtech Robotics (RR), Gencor Industries (GENC), Perma-Pipe International (PPIH), Taylor Devices (TAYD), Fuel Tech (FTEK), Leishen Energy (LSE), Planet Image International (YIBO), and Amtech Systems (ASYS). These companies are all part of the "machinery" industry.
Drilling Tools International vs. Its Competitors
Palladyne AI (NASDAQ:PDYN) and Drilling Tools International (NASDAQ:DTI) are both small-cap machinery companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Drilling Tools International has a net margin of -2.81% compared to Palladyne AI's net margin of -1,028.07%. Drilling Tools International's return on equity of 4.29% beat Palladyne AI's return on equity.
In the previous week, Palladyne AI had 5 more articles in the media than Drilling Tools International. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Palladyne AI and 5 mentions for Drilling Tools International. Palladyne AI's average media sentiment score of -0.21 beat Drilling Tools International's score of -0.28 indicating that Palladyne AI is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Palladyne AI currently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 95.57%. Drilling Tools International has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 173.63%. Given Drilling Tools International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Drilling Tools International is more favorable than Palladyne AI.
Palladyne AI has a beta of 3.76, indicating that its stock price is 276% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Drilling Tools International has a beta of -0.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% less volatile than the S&P 500.
26.0% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.8% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.4% of Palladyne AI shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.5% of Drilling Tools International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Drilling Tools International has higher revenue and earnings than Palladyne AI. Drilling Tools International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Palladyne AI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Drilling Tools International beats Palladyne AI on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:DTI) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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