Dialight (DIA) Competitors

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

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 Luceco (LUCE), FW Thorpe (TFW), Supreme (SUP), AFC Energy (AFC), and Ilika (IKA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.

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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Dialight has a beta of 0.633, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.319, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the broader market.

Luceco has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Dialight's net margin of -7.52%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dialight	-7.52%	-31.80%	0.05%
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	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 1.84 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	Very Positive

36.0% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Luceco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. Dialight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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	£179.60M	0.66	-£23.05M	£18.40	16.03
Luceco	£271.40M	1.29	£19.13M	£13.40	17.69

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 205, suggesting a potential downside of 13.50%. 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Luceco beats Dialight on 14 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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, FW Thorpe's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that FW Thorpe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FW Thorpe	Positive
Dialight	Neutral

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Dialight's net margin of -7.52%. 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	-7.52%	-31.80%	0.05%

FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.437, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.633, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

FW Thorpe has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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	1.65	£24.42M	£21.90	11.64
Dialight	£179.60M	0.66	-£23.05M	£18.40	16.03

3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

FW Thorpe beats Dialight on 8 of the 12 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Supreme had 26 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Supreme and 0 mentions for Dialight. Supreme's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that Supreme is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dialight	Neutral
Supreme	Positive

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	£179.60M	0.66	-£23.05M	£18.40	16.03
Supreme	£250.65M	0.76	£22.28M	£18.10	9.01

Supreme has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Dialight's net margin of -7.52%. Supreme's return on equity of 27.64% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dialight	-7.52%	-31.80%	0.05%
Supreme	8.71%	27.64%	20.33%

Dialight has a beta of 0.633, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supreme has a beta of 1.062, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

36.0% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 54.4% of Supreme shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Supreme beats Dialight on 10 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 media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

In the previous week, AFC Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AFC Energy and 0 mentions for Dialight. AFC Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Dialight's score of 0.00 indicating that AFC Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	Positive
Dialight	Neutral

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 0.633, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

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	£179.60M	0.66	-£23.05M	£18.40	16.03

Dialight has a net margin of -7.52% compared to AFC Energy's net margin of -17,756.00%. Dialight's return on equity of -31.80% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-17,756.00%	-76.88%	-35.77%
Dialight	-7.52%	-31.80%	0.05%

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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight shares are held by company 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.

Summary

Dialight beats AFC Energy on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dialight compare to Ilika?

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

Ilika has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dialight. Ilika 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
Ilika	£5.30K	12,282.93	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A
Dialight	£179.60M	0.66	-£23.05M	£18.40	16.03

Dialight has a net margin of -7.52% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dialight's return on equity of -31.80% beat Ilika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%
Dialight	-7.52%	-31.80%	0.05%

23.3% of Ilika shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ilika shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight 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.

Ilika has a beta of 2.019, meaning that its share price is 102% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.633, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ilika	Neutral
Dialight	Neutral

Summary

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

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DIA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dialight	Electrical Equipment & Parts Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£117.92M	£9.99B	£9.35B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	3.46%	3.48%	3.57%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	16.03	67.09	25.11	366.15
Price / Sales	0.66	65,339.71	5,347.82	88,429.84
Price / Cash	45.07	12.59	27.92	27.89
Price / Book	2.07	3.32	4.87	7.74
Net Income	-£23.05M	-£40.66M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.72%	1.48%	0.50%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	-0.23%	15.59%	3.83%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	158.77%	107.95%	38.50%	87.90%

Dialight Competitors List

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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 295 +1.7%	N/A	+182.1%	£117.92M	£179.60M	16.03	1,358
LUCE Luceco	3.8892 of 5 stars	GBX 238.45 -0.6%	GBX 205 -14.0%	+61.0%	£350.97M	£271.40M	17.79	1,504	Positive News
TFW FW Thorpe	N/A	GBX 250.86 -5.0%	N/A	-11.4%	£281.93M	£173.20M	11.45	900	Positive News Gap Down
SUP Supreme	N/A	GBX 164 +0.7%	N/A	+2.5%	£192.40M	£250.65M	9.06	7,800
AFC AFC Energy	1.049 of 5 stars	GBX 16.76 -0.9%	N/A	+30.5%	£190.48M	£125K	N/A	120	Positive News

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This page (LON:DIA) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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Dialight (DIA) Competitors