Ilika (IKA) Competitors GBX 36 +3.00 (+9.09%) As of 08:38 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IKA vs. LUCE, SUP, XPP, CWR, AFC, DWHA, DWHT, DIA, EAAS, and GELNShould you be buying Ilika stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ilika include Luceco (LUCE), Supreme (SUP), XP Power (XPP), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), Dialight (DIA), eEnergy Group (EAAS), and Gelion (GELN). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Ilika vs. Luceco Supreme XP Power Ceres Power AFC Energy Dewhurst Group Dewhurst Group Dialight eEnergy Group Gelion Luceco (LON:LUCE) and Ilika (LON:IKA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LUCE or IKA? Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLuceco£227.36M1.06£19.13M£11.8712.64Ilika£799.03K68.90-£5.05M-£3.03-10.88 Does the media prefer LUCE or IKA? In the previous week, Luceco had 3 more articles in the media than Ilika. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Luceco and 0 mentions for Ilika. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Ilika's score of 0.00 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Luceco Positive Ilika Neutral Is LUCE or IKA more profitable? Luceco has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Ilika's net margin of -631.68%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.86% beat Ilika's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luceco8.41% 19.86% 8.58% Ilika -631.68%-22.47%-15.68% Which has more volatility & risk, LUCE or IKA? Luceco has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ilika has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LUCE or IKA? 23.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Ilika shares are held by institutional investors. 57.8% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Ilika shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LUCE or IKA? Ilika received 88 more outperform votes than Luceco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.96% of users gave Ilika an outperform vote while only 68.42% of users gave Luceco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLucecoOutperform Votes14368.42% Underperform Votes6631.58% IlikaOutperform Votes23168.96% Underperform Votes10431.04% SummaryLuceco beats Ilika on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ilika News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IKA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart IKA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIlikaElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£55.06M£3.41B£7.64B£2.68BDividend Yield0.76%3.63%4.58%5.05%P/E Ratio-10.889.0623.15134.32Price / Sales68.901,276.4690.06203,702.45Price / Cash1.9612.3626.9428.02Price / Book2.583.083.983.79Net Income-£5.05M-£42.19M£807.24M£5.89B7 Day Performance-9.71%1.70%1.05%7.78%1 Month Performance-8.33%14.02%11.76%29.45%1 Year Performance21.66%-10.59%18.18%119.74% Ilika Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IKAIlikaN/AGBX 36+9.1%N/A+21.7%£60.06M£799,031.68-11.8772News CoverageLUCELucecoN/AGBX 146+1.4%N/A-16.2%£234.73M£227.36M12.301,504SUPSupremeN/AGBX 158-3.7%N/A+29.7%£183.95M£219.82M8.247,800XPPXP Power3.0921 of 5 starsGBX 736-1.7%GBX 1,470+99.7%-53.5%£178.07M£289.20M-12.182,435News CoveragePositive NewsCWRCeres Power2.8509 of 5 starsGBX 79.30+6.0%GBX 340+328.8%-63.3%£154.59M£39.90M-3.83591News CoveragePositive NewsAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 11.28+2.9%N/A-52.5%£96.53M£497,288.65-4.31120Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeDWHADewhurst GroupN/AGBX 553.33-3.8%N/A-12.9%£68.48M£93.67M8.43338Gap DownDWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 1,014+1.4%N/A-15.7%£67.32M£50.25M8.29338Dividend IncreaseGap DownDIADialightN/AGBX 102.80-3.5%N/A-35.1%£40.95M£160.31M-1.781,358Gap DownEAASeEnergy Group1.6472 of 5 starsGBX 4.60+4.5%GBX 12+160.9%-15.2%£17.81M£19.19M-4.11131News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGELNGelionN/AGBX 10.90-1.0%N/A-15.6%£13.82MN/A-1.6743News CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Luceco Alternatives Supreme Alternatives XP Power Alternatives Ceres Power Alternatives AFC Energy Alternatives Dewhurst Group Alternatives Dewhurst Group Alternatives Dialight Alternatives eEnergy Group Alternatives Gelion Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IKA) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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