ITX vs. DCTA, HAYD, HDD, IOF, CGH, LEX, KP2, PXC, ARS, and CTL
Should you be buying Itaconix stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Itaconix include Directa Plus (DCTA), Haydale Graphene Industries (HAYD), Hardide (HDD), Iofina (IOF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Lexington Gold (LEX), Kore Potash (KP2), Phoenix Copper (PXC), Asiamet Resources (ARS), and CleanTech Lithium (CTL). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Directa Plus (LON:DCTA) and Itaconix (LON:ITX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
17.9% of Directa Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Itaconix shares are held by institutional investors. 77.1% of Directa Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Itaconix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Directa Plus has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Itaconix has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Itaconix's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Directa Plus'average media sentiment score.
Itaconix has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Directa Plus. Itaconix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Directa Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Itaconix has a net margin of -30.98% compared to Itaconix's net margin of -44.70%. Directa Plus' return on equity of -34.15% beat Itaconix's return on equity.
Directa Plus received 3 more outperform votes than Itaconix when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.81% of users gave Itaconix an outperform vote while only 67.55% of users gave Directa Plus an outperform vote.
Summary
Itaconix beats Directa Plus on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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