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Dialight (DIA) Competitors

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

Should you buy Dialight stock or one of its competitors? Dialight's main competitors and comparable companies include Ceres Power (CWR), XP Power (XPP), Luceco (LUCE), FW Thorpe (TFW), and AFC Energy (AFC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.

How does Dialight compare to Ceres Power?

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

36.2% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.2% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Dialight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Ceres Power shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ceres Power has a consensus price target of GBX 935, suggesting a potential upside of 112.98%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ceres 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
Ceres Power
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Dialight has a net margin of 4.00% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -130.56%. Dialight's return on equity of 14.71% beat Ceres Power's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dialight4.00% 14.71% 0.05%
Ceres Power -130.56%-29.93%-12.83%

In the previous week, Ceres Power had 2 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ceres Power and 0 mentions for Dialight. Ceres Power's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that Ceres Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Neutral
Ceres Power Positive

Dialight has a beta of 0.656, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ceres Power has a beta of 3.00253, meaning that its share price is 200% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.39-£23.05M£1.00576.00
Ceres Power£34.32M27.35-£40.57M-£24.52N/A

Summary

Dialight and Ceres Power tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to XP Power?

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

XP Power has a beta of 1.802, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.656, suggesting that its share price is 34% less 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
XP Power£228.30M2.50-£15.01M-£31.20N/A
Dialight£166.90M1.39-£23.05M£1.00576.00

Dialight has a net margin of 4.00% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Dialight's return on equity of 14.71% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
XP Power-3.72% -4.89% 2.24%
Dialight 4.00%14.71%0.05%

In the previous week, XP Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dialight'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
XP Power Neutral
Dialight Neutral

40.0% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Dialight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

XP Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,974.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.21%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Dialight.

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

Summary

XP Power beats Dialight on 9 of the 14 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

36.2% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Dialight shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dialight has a beta of 0.656, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.344, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the broader market.

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 295, indicating a potential upside of 41.15%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Luceco has a net margin of 7.15% compared to Dialight's net margin of 4.00%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.62% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dialight4.00% 14.71% 0.05%
Luceco 7.15%19.62%8.58%

In the previous week, Luceco had 1 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Luceco and 0 mentions for Dialight. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Neutral
Luceco Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.39-£23.05M£1.00576.00
Luceco£271.40M1.13£19.13M£13.4015.60

Summary

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

How does Dialight compare to FW Thorpe?

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

Dialight has a beta of 0.656, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.433, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 15.65% compared to Dialight's net margin of 4.00%. Dialight's return on equity of 14.71% beat FW Thorpe's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dialight4.00% 14.71% 0.05%
FW Thorpe 15.65%14.19%8.02%

In the previous week, FW Thorpe had 2 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for FW Thorpe and 0 mentions for Dialight. FW Thorpe's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that FW Thorpe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Neutral
FW Thorpe Positive

36.2% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of FW Thorpe shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Dialight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of FW Thorpe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.39-£23.05M£1.00576.00
FW Thorpe£172.95M1.70£24.42M£21.9011.96

Summary

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

How does Dialight compare to AFC Energy?

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

In the previous week, Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AFC Energy'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Neutral
AFC Energy Neutral

Dialight has a net margin of 4.00% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -4,949.58%. Dialight's return on equity of 14.71% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Dialight4.00% 14.71% 0.05%
AFC Energy -4,949.58%-52.55%-35.77%

AFC Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.39-£23.05M£1.00576.00
AFC Energy£125K1,338.34-£22.39M-£2.41N/A

36.2% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of AFC Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Dialight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dialight has a beta of 0.656, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AFC Energy has a beta of 2.372, suggesting that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dialight beats AFC Energy on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DIA vs. The Competition

MetricDialightElectrical Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£229.93M£10.65B£10.24B£2.81B
Dividend Yield3.46%2.34%96.63%6.26%
P/E Ratio572.0045.7026.63366.69
Price / Sales1.381,542.83268.6789,148.58
Price / Cash45.0735.1224.0427.89
Price / Book4.027.054.816.98
Net Income-£23.05M£140.61M£614.98M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-4.98%0.29%-0.20%-0.76%
1 Month Performance1.78%-3.94%-2.85%-1.14%
1 Year Performance136.36%-1.76%2.53%22.91%

Dialight Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DIA
Dialight
N/AGBX 572
-0.7%
N/A+138.0%£229.93M£166.90M572.001,358
CWR
Ceres Power
2.5305 of 5 stars
GBX 401.40
+3.3%
GBX 935
+132.9%
+131.1%£858.30M£34.32MN/A591
XPP
XP Power
1.183 of 5 stars
GBX 2,075
+2.2%
GBX 1,974.50
-4.8%
+120.1%£581.66M£228.30MN/A2,435
LUCE
Luceco
4.4216 of 5 stars
GBX 218.72
+0.3%
GBX 295
+34.9%
+51.0%£321.93M£271.40M16.321,504
TFW
FW Thorpe
N/AGBX 260
-1.9%
N/A-15.2%£291.36M£173.20M11.87900

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This page (LON:DIA) was last updated on 10/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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