HDSN vs. DSGR, WKC, GIC, CAPL, STKL, ITRN, RYI, MGPI, VSTS, and AMRK
Should you be buying Hudson Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hudson Technologies include Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), World Kinect (WKC), Global Industrial (GIC), CrossAmerica Partners (CAPL), SunOpta (STKL), Ituran Location and Control (ITRN), Ryerson (RYI), MGP Ingredients (MGPI), Vestis (VSTS), and A-Mark Precious Metals (AMRK). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.
Hudson Technologies vs. Its Competitors
Distribution Solutions Group (NASDAQ:DSGR) and Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ:HDSN) are both small-cap wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Hudson Technologies had 6 more articles in the media than Distribution Solutions Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Hudson Technologies and 1 mentions for Distribution Solutions Group. Distribution Solutions Group's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Hudson Technologies' score of 1.03 indicating that Distribution Solutions Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Distribution Solutions Group has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Technologies has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Distribution Solutions Group currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.53%. Hudson Technologies has a consensus price target of $8.63, suggesting a potential downside of 16.75%. Given Distribution Solutions Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Distribution Solutions Group is more favorable than Hudson Technologies.
Hudson Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Distribution Solutions Group. Hudson Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Distribution Solutions Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Hudson Technologies has a net margin of 8.08% compared to Distribution Solutions Group's net margin of 0.22%. Distribution Solutions Group's return on equity of 10.51% beat Hudson Technologies' return on equity.
91.6% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 79.8% of Distribution Solutions Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.0% of Hudson Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Distribution Solutions Group and Hudson Technologies tied by winning 8 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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This page (NASDAQ:HDSN) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
