Do analysts prefer DIA or XPP?

XP Power has a consensus target price of GBX 1,769.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Dialight. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dialight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 XP Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DIA or XPP?

XP Power has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 Dialight £166.90M 1.13 -£23.05M £1.00 472.00 XP Power £230.10M 2.08 -£15.01M -£42.00 N/A

Is DIA or XPP more profitable?

XP Power has a net margin of -4.95% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. XP Power's return on equity of -6.50% beat Dialight's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05% XP Power -4.95% -6.50% 2.24%

Do analysts recommend DIA or LUCE?

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 267.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.71%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Luceco is more favorable than Dialight. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dialight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Luceco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DIA or LUCE?

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. Luceco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 Dialight £166.90M 1.13 -£23.05M £1.00 472.00 Luceco £271.40M 1.18 £19.13M £13.40 16.27

Is DIA or LUCE more profitable?

Luceco has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat Dialight's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05% Luceco 7.48% 20.71% 8.58%

Does the media favor DIA or LUCE?

In the previous week, Luceco had 6 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Luceco and 4 mentions for Dialight. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Luceco's score of 0.21 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dialight 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Luceco 1 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, TFW or DIA?

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. FW Thorpe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 FW Thorpe £173.20M 1.70 £24.42M £21.90 11.99 Dialight £166.90M 1.13 -£23.05M £1.00 472.00

Is TFW or DIA more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Dialight's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02% Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05%

Do analysts recommend AFC or DIA?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AFC Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Dialight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AFC or DIA?

AFC Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dialight. AFC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 AFC Energy £125K 1,338.34 -£22.39M -£2.41 N/A Dialight £166.90M 1.13 -£23.05M £1.00 472.00

Is AFC or DIA more profitable?

Dialight has a net margin of -9.03% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,949.58%. Dialight's return on equity of -33.79% beat AFC Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AFC Energy -4,949.58% -52.55% -35.77% Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05%

Which has better earnings and valuation, DIA or SUP?

Supreme has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. Supreme is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 Dialight £166.90M 1.13 -£23.05M £1.00 472.00 Supreme £270.21M 0.59 £22.28M £15.00 9.08

Is DIA or SUP more profitable?

Supreme has a net margin of 6.68% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. Supreme's return on equity of 21.11% beat Dialight's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05% Supreme 6.68% 21.11% 20.33%

Does the media refer more to DIA or SUP?

In the previous week, Supreme had 7 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Supreme and 4 mentions for Dialight. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Supreme's score of 0.72 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dialight 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Supreme 6 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Dialight (DIA) Competitors

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DIA vs. XPP, LUCE, TFW, AFC, and SUP

Should you buy Dialight stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Dialight with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Dialight include XP Power (XPP), Luceco (LUCE), FW Thorpe (TFW), AFC Energy (AFC), and Supreme (SUP). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does Dialight compare to XP Power?

Dialight (LON:DIA) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Dialight has a beta of 0.645, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.827, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the broader market.

XP Power has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
Dialight	£166.90M	1.13	-£23.05M	£1.00	472.00
XP Power	£230.10M	2.08	-£15.01M	-£42.00	N/A

XP Power has a net margin of -4.95% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. XP Power's return on equity of -6.50% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%
XP Power	-4.95%	-6.50%	2.24%

In the previous week, Dialight had 4 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for XP Power. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat XP Power's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dialight	Positive
XP Power	Neutral

35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.8% of XP Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of XP Power shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

XP Power has a consensus target price of GBX 1,769.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Dialight.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dialight	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

XP Power beats Dialight on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to Luceco?

Dialight (LON:DIA) and Luceco (LON:LUCE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. Luceco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
Dialight	£166.90M	1.13	-£23.05M	£1.00	472.00
Luceco	£271.40M	1.18	£19.13M	£13.40	16.27

Dialight has a beta of 0.645, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.379, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 267.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.71%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Luceco is more favorable than Dialight.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dialight	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Luceco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Luceco has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%

In the previous week, Luceco had 6 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Luceco and 4 mentions for Dialight. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Luceco's score of 0.21 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dialight	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Luceco	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Luceco beats Dialight on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to FW Thorpe?

FW Thorpe (LON:TFW) and Dialight (LON:DIA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%

In the previous week, Dialight had 4 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FW Thorpe	Neutral
Dialight	Positive

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. FW Thorpe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.70	£24.42M	£21.90	11.99
Dialight	£166.90M	1.13	-£23.05M	£1.00	472.00

3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.645, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

FW Thorpe beats Dialight on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to AFC Energy?

AFC Energy (LON:AFC) and Dialight (LON:DIA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.

AFC Energy has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dialight. AFC Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
AFC Energy	£125K	1,338.34	-£22.39M	-£2.41	N/A
Dialight	£166.90M	1.13	-£23.05M	£1.00	472.00

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dialight	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

15.6% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AFC Energy has a beta of 2.372, indicating that its share price is 137% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.645, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Dialight had 4 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for AFC Energy. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat AFC Energy's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	Neutral
Dialight	Positive

Dialight has a net margin of -9.03% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,949.58%. Dialight's return on equity of -33.79% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-4,949.58%	-52.55%	-35.77%
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%

Summary

Dialight beats AFC Energy on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to Supreme?

Dialight (LON:DIA) and Supreme (LON:SUP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Supreme has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. Supreme is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
Dialight	£166.90M	1.13	-£23.05M	£1.00	472.00
Supreme	£270.21M	0.59	£22.28M	£15.00	9.08

Dialight has a beta of 0.645, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supreme has a beta of 1.031, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Supreme had 7 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Supreme and 4 mentions for Dialight. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Supreme's score of 0.72 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dialight	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Supreme	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Supreme has a net margin of 6.68% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. Supreme's return on equity of 21.11% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%
Supreme	6.68%	21.11%	20.33%

35.9% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Supreme shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 54.4% of Supreme shares are held by 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

Supreme beats Dialight on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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DIA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dialight	Electrical Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£188.67M	£10.51B	£10.53B	£2.83B
Dividend Yield	3.46%	2.33%	120.66%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	472.00	46.88	27.56	368.45
Price / Sales	1.13	1,541.01	306.80	83,479.66
Price / Cash	45.07	28.23	24.07	27.89
Price / Book	3.32	5.27	4.72	7.09
Net Income	-£23.05M	£136.38M	£610.65M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.13%	-2.05%	-0.51%	6.41%
1 Month Performance	7.27%	-10.28%	-2.29%	0.28%
1 Year Performance	120.56%	21.85%	12.58%	64.33%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DIA Dialight	N/A	GBX 472 -0.2%	N/A	+121.0%	£188.67M	£166.90M	472.00	1,358	Positive News Gap Up
XPP XP Power	1.2474 of 5 stars	GBX 1,762 flat	GBX 1,769.33 +0.4%	+92.4%	£493.92M	£230.10M	N/A	2,435
LUCE Luceco	4.5749 of 5 stars	GBX 252 -0.4%	GBX 260 +3.2%	+74.0%	£370.92M	£271.40M	18.81	1,504
TFW FW Thorpe	N/A	GBX 262.03 +2.4%	N/A	-24.3%	£293.64M	£173.20M	11.96	900	Gap Up
AFC AFC Energy	N/A	GBX 14.72 flat	N/A	+56.6%	£167.29M	£125K	N/A	120	Gap Up

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