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Eurocell (ECEL) Competitors

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GBX 154.50 +4.50 (+3.00%)
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ECEL vs. NXR, SRAD, SUR, EPWN, KGP, ALU, NTBR, TON, HSM, and LIFS

Should you be buying Eurocell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eurocell include Norcros (NXR), Stelrad Group (SRAD), Sureserve Group (SUR), Epwin Group (EPWN), Kingspan Group (KGP), The Alumasc Group (ALU), Northern Bear (NTBR), Titon (TON), Samuel Heath & Sons (HSM), and LifeSafe (LIFS). These companies are all part of the "building products & equipment" industry.

Eurocell vs. Its Competitors

Norcros (LON:NXR) and Eurocell (LON:ECEL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Norcros had 2 more articles in the media than Eurocell. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Norcros and 5 mentions for Eurocell. Eurocell's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Norcros' score of 0.23 indicating that Eurocell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Norcros
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Eurocell
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Norcros presently has a consensus target price of GBX 362.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.83%. Eurocell has a consensus target price of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 94.17%. Given Eurocell's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eurocell is more favorable than Norcros.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Norcros
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Eurocell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Norcros has higher revenue and earnings than Eurocell. Norcros is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eurocell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Norcros£392.22M0.68£26.81M£30.119.96
Eurocell£330.14M0.48£11.60M£11.3613.60

68.2% of Norcros shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Eurocell shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Norcros shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Eurocell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Norcros has a net margin of 6.83% compared to Eurocell's net margin of 3.51%. Norcros' return on equity of 12.35% beat Eurocell's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Norcros6.83% 12.35% 6.15%
Eurocell 3.51%11.31%4.28%

Norcros has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eurocell has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Norcros pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Eurocell pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Norcros pays out 33.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eurocell pays out 52.8% 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.

Summary

Norcros beats Eurocell on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ECEL vs. The Competition

MetricEurocellBuilding Products & Equipment IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£157.24M£3.65B£7.64B£3.02B
Dividend Yield3.92%3.03%4.55%5.02%
P/E Ratio13.6053.8624.55165.88
Price / Sales0.4889.46104.17285,131.44
Price / Cash19.3717.0727.7327.97
Price / Book1.591.814.434.46
Net Income£11.60M£18.85B£797.00M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.96%0.14%0.93%3.82%
1 Month Performance-0.64%2.83%6.28%9.81%
1 Year Performance1.64%1.91%30.24%74.29%

Eurocell Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ECEL
Eurocell
3.9958 of 5 stars
GBX 154.50
+3.0%
GBX 300
+94.2%
-3.2%£157.24M£330.14M13.602,101News Coverage
Positive News
NXR
Norcros
2.6757 of 5 stars
GBX 271
-1.1%
GBX 362.50
+33.8%
+27.4%£242.35M£392.22M9.002,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
SRAD
Stelrad Group
N/AGBX 177
+2.0%
N/A+32.3%£235.14M£306.97M15.212,960Gap Up
SUR
Sureserve Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£212.37M£304.16M1,383.332,756
EPWN
Epwin Group
N/AGBX 102.68
+0.7%
N/A+14.7%£141.05M£310.67M16.162,151
KGP
Kingspan Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£132.44M£8.34B22.4722,000
ALU
The Alumasc Group
N/AGBX 344.40
-1.6%
N/A+77.4%£122.49M£99.64M14.07420
NTBR
Northern Bear
N/AGBX 88.90
+1.6%
N/A+62.6%£12.22M£55.17M9.37411News Coverage
Earnings Report
TON
Titon
N/AGBX 90.75
+0.8%
N/A+24.5%£10.21M£19.37M-10.41183News Coverage
Positive News
HSM
Samuel Heath & Sons
N/AGBX 315
+1.6%
N/A+8.6%£7.97M£15.24M1,050.00141Dividend Cut
LIFS
LifeSafe
N/AGBX 6.75
flat
N/AN/A£3.23M£7.04M-1.3712

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This page (LON:ECEL) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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