Ceres Power (CWR) Competitors

Volex (LON:VLX) and Ceres Power (LON:CWR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, VLX or CWR?

Volex has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceres Power has a beta of 1.6, suggesting that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VLX or CWR?

Volex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 16.96%. Ceres Power has a consensus price target of GBX 340, indicating a potential upside of 230.42%. Given Ceres Power's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than Volex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to VLX or CWR?

In the previous week, Ceres Power had 3 more articles in the media than Volex. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ceres Power and 3 mentions for Volex. Volex's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ceres Power's score of 0.12 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Volex	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ceres Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VLX or CWR?

Volex has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. Ceres Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Volex	£1.09B	0.58	£54.37M	£0.26	1,335.94
Ceres Power	£51.89M	3.84	-£40.57M	-£0.15	-702.87

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VLX or CWR?

17.4% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Ceres Power shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Volex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Ceres Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VLX or CWR more profitable?

Volex has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -101.69%. Volex's return on equity of 12.97% beat Ceres Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volex	4.21%	12.97%	6.30%
Ceres Power	-101.69%	-22.96%	-12.83%

Summary

Volex beats Ceres Power on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.