DWHT vs. DIA, AFC, IKA, DWHA, GELN, EAAS, LPA, PPS, AMTE, and DGI
Should you be buying Dewhurst Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dewhurst Group include Dialight (DIA), AFC Energy (AFC), Ilika (IKA), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), Gelion (GELN), eEnergy Group (EAAS), LPA Group (LPA), Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS), AMTE Power (AMTE), and DG Innovate (DGI). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.
Dewhurst Group vs. Its Competitors
Dialight (LON:DIA) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) 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, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to Dialight's net margin of -14.38%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.43% beat Dialight's return on equity.
Dewhurst Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dialight. Dialight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dewhurst Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
87.1% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Dialight shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 83.5% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Dialight had 1 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dialight and 1 mentions for Dewhurst Group. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Dewhurst Group's score of -1.14 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Dialight pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Dewhurst Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Dialight pays out -34.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dewhurst Group pays out 13.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dialight is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Dialight has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less 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
Dewhurst Group beats Dialight on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:DWHT) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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