DWHT vs. LUCE, AFC, DIA, DWHA, IKA, GELN, EAAS, LPA, PPS, and AMTE
Should you be buying Dewhurst Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dewhurst Group include Luceco (LUCE), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), Ilika (IKA), Gelion (GELN), eEnergy Group (EAAS), LPA Group (LPA), Proton Motor Power Systems (PPS), and AMTE Power (AMTE). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.
Dewhurst Group vs. Its Competitors
Luceco (LON:LUCE) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Dewhurst Group. Dewhurst Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Dewhurst Group had 1 more articles in the media than Luceco. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Dewhurst Group and 0 mentions for Luceco. Dewhurst Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Luceco's score of 0.00 indicating that Dewhurst Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
23.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by institutional investors. 57.8% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 83.5% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.54% compared to Luceco's net margin of 8.41%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.86% beat Dewhurst Group's return on equity.
Luceco currently has a consensus target price of GBX 160, suggesting a potential upside of 32.89%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Luceco is more favorable than Dewhurst Group.
Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Dewhurst Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Luceco pays out 42.1% 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.
Luceco has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% 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
Luceco beats Dewhurst Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:DWHT) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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