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HDSN vs. WKC, DSGR, GIC, CAPL, ITRN, VSTS, STKL, RYI, ASPN, and MGPI

Should you be buying Hudson Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudson Technologies include World Kinect (WKC), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Vestis (VSTS), SunOpta (STKL), Ryerson (RYI), Aspen Aerogels (ASPN), and MGP Ingredients (MGPI). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

Hudson Technologies vs. Its Competitors

World Kinect (NYSE:WKC) and Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

97.1% of World Kinect shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Hudson Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of World Kinect shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Hudson Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, World Kinect had 1 more articles in the media than Hudson Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for World Kinect and 2 mentions for Hudson Technologies. Hudson Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat World Kinect's score of 0.48 indicating that Hudson Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
World Kinect
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Hudson Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hudson Technologies has a net margin of 8.08% compared to World Kinect's net margin of -1.11%. Hudson Technologies' return on equity of 7.26% beat World Kinect's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
World Kinect-1.11% 7.07% 2.02%
Hudson Technologies 8.08%7.26%5.87%

World Kinect currently has a consensus target price of $29.40, suggesting a potential upside of 14.29%. Hudson Technologies has a consensus target price of $8.63, suggesting a potential downside of 10.16%. Given World Kinect's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe World Kinect is more favorable than Hudson Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
World Kinect
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Hudson Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

World Kinect has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Technologies has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

World Kinect has higher revenue and earnings than Hudson Technologies. World Kinect is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hudson Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
World Kinect$42.17B0.03$67.40M-$7.63-3.37
Hudson Technologies$237.12M1.77$24.39M$0.4024.00

Summary

Hudson Technologies beats World Kinect on 10 of the 16 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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HDSN vs. The Competition

MetricHudson TechnologiesIndustrial Services IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$427.51M$17.45B$7.71B$9.84B
Dividend YieldN/A2.22%4.55%4.07%
P/E Ratio24.0021.9425.9025.74
Price / Sales1.776.3499.02115.79
Price / Cash14.2713.9928.5959.48
Price / Book1.653.904.356.15
Net Income$24.39M$608.64M$797.05M$265.06M
7 Day Performance-0.93%2.62%0.86%2.60%
1 Month Performance19.40%2.03%2.01%2.83%
1 Year Performance18.96%18.54%32.62%25.58%

Hudson Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HDSN
Hudson Technologies
2.2311 of 5 stars
$9.60
-1.9%
$8.63
-10.2%
+21.2%$427.51M$237.12M24.00220Positive News
WKC
World Kinect
2.4683 of 5 stars
$25.25
0.0%
$29.80
+18.0%
-4.8%$1.43B$42.17B-3.314,745
DSGR
Distribution Solutions Group
3.3441 of 5 stars
$29.49
+2.0%
$40.50
+37.3%
-0.2%$1.34B$1.93B327.674,400Positive News
GIC
Global Industrial
2.4043 of 5 stars
$34.57
+4.1%
N/A+10.8%$1.27B$1.32B20.221,845High Trading Volume
CAPL
CrossAmerica Partners
3.1887 of 5 stars
$20.00
-7.2%
N/A+6.4%$821M$4.10B25.002,220News Coverage
High Trading Volume
ITRN
Ituran Location and Control
3.0891 of 5 stars
$39.60
+2.3%
$50.00
+26.3%
+56.8%$770.08M$336.26M14.242,892Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
VSTS
Vestis
3.9397 of 5 stars
$5.97
+4.1%
$9.25
+55.1%
-64.6%$755.11M$2.81B-33.1410,800Gap Down
STKL
SunOpta
4.0921 of 5 stars
$5.50
-3.5%
$9.50
+72.7%
-0.6%$669.99M$723.73M-42.311,248
RYI
Ryerson
1.9201 of 5 stars
$20.72
+0.4%
$25.00
+20.6%
+20.8%$664.59M$4.60B-46.054,200
ASPN
Aspen Aerogels
3.2502 of 5 stars
$7.85
+3.3%
$18.44
+135.0%
-70.0%$624M$452.70M-2.25420Gap Down
MGPI
MGP Ingredients
3.9827 of 5 stars
$28.54
+2.2%
$50.33
+76.4%
-67.2%$594.71M$703.62M-92.06690Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:HDSN) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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