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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of XPP or DWHT?

66.1% of XP Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.7% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of XP Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 83.5% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better 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	£289.20M	0.79	-£15.01M	-£60.45	-15.68
Dewhurst Group	£50.25M	1.06	£4.29M	£122.33	6.54

Which has more volatility & risk, XPP or DWHT?

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

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%

Does the media refer more to XPP or DWHT?

In the previous week, XP Power had 1 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for XP Power and 0 mentions for Dewhurst Group. XP Power's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Dewhurst Group's score of 0.00 indicating that XP Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	Very Positive
Dewhurst Group	Neutral

Is XPP or DWHT a better dividend stock?

XP Power pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Dewhurst Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. XP Power pays out -155.5% 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. XP Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer XPP or DWHT?

XP Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,470, suggesting a potential upside of 55.06%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

Summary

XP Power beats Dewhurst Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.