Dewhurst Group (DWHT) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend XPP or DWHT?

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,245, suggesting a potential upside of 38.33%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Dewhurst Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Dewhurst Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XPP or DWHT?

60.7% of XP Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of XP Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Dewhurst Group 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.

Does the media prefer XPP or DWHT?

In the previous week, XP Power and XP Power both had 1 articles in the media. XP Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Dewhurst Group's score of 0.75 indicating that XP Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dewhurst Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is XPP or DWHT more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to XP Power's net margin of -5.19%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.43% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-5.19%	-9.45%	2.24%
Dewhurst Group	8.54%	8.43%	6.49%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, XPP or DWHT?

Dewhurst Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dewhurst Group, 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
XP Power	£231.10M	1.09	-£15.01M	-£0.57	-1,590.11
Dewhurst Group	£65.06M	0.96	£4.29M	£0.70	1,156.32

Which has more volatility and risk, XPP or DWHT?

XP Power has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XP Power beats Dewhurst Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.