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Dialight (DIA) Competitors

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

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), Supreme (SUP), and AFC Energy (AFC). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.

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 valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for XP Power. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.75 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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.02-£23.05M£1.00425.05
XP Power£230.10M2.24-£15.01M-£42.00N/A

XP Power has a consensus price target of GBX 1,769.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.63%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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%

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.02-£23.05M£1.00425.05
Luceco£271.40M1.46£19.13M£13.4020.07

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 260, indicating a potential downside of 3.35%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than Luceco. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for Luceco. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Luceco's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Positive
Luceco Neutral

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

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%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 23.6% of Luceco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Luceco beats Dialight on 12 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

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
Dialight-9.03% -33.79% 0.05%
FW Thorpe 14.73%13.58%8.02%

35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are owned 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.

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

In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Positive
FW Thorpe Neutral

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£166.90M1.02-£23.05M£1.00425.05
FW Thorpe£173.20M1.70£24.42M£21.9011.96

Summary

FW Thorpe beats Dialight on 8 of the 13 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

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%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Dialight£166.90M1.02-£23.05M£1.00425.05
Supreme£270.21M0.61£22.28M£15.009.33

In the previous week, Supreme had 27 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Supreme and 1 mentions for Dialight. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Supreme's score of 0.63 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Dialight
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Supreme
13 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Supreme shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.4% of Supreme shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Supreme 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for AFC Energy. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat AFC Energy's score of 0.72 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Dialight Positive
AFC Energy Positive

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

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£166.90M1.02-£23.05M£1.00425.05
AFC Energy£125K1,338.34-£22.39M-£2.41N/A

Dialight has a beta of 0.645, suggesting that its stock price is 36% 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.

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
AFC Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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
Dialight-9.03% -33.79% 0.05%
AFC Energy -4,949.58%-52.55%-35.77%

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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DIA vs. The Competition

MetricDialightElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£169.91M£8.55B£9.48B£2.85B
Dividend Yield3.46%3.52%3.54%6.16%
P/E Ratio425.0572.6126.74368.21
Price / Sales1.0256,730.712,079.4484,612.73
Price / Cash45.0712.4127.2827.87
Price / Book2.995.494.467.49
Net Income-£23.05M-£38.02M£791.21M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.58%-2.88%-0.79%-0.19%
1 Month Performance16.45%-2.83%0.16%-0.99%
1 Year Performance106.34%36.39%15.23%61.68%

Dialight Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
DIA
Dialight
N/AGBX 421
+0.2%
N/A+107.3%£168.29M£166.90M421.001,358
XPP
XP Power
1.2166 of 5 stars
GBX 1,938
+0.1%
GBX 1,769.33
-8.7%
+93.7%£543.26M£230.10MN/A2,435
LUCE
Luceco
N/AGBX 277
+1.5%
GBX 260
-6.1%
+85.4%£407.72M£271.40M20.671,504
TFW
FW Thorpe
N/AGBX 261.05
-0.4%
N/A-24.9%£293.00M£173.20M11.92900
SUP
Supreme
N/AGBX 143
flat
N/A-21.3%£167.77M£250.65M7.907,800

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This page (LON:DIA) was last updated on 7/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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