Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IKA or SUP?

Supreme has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Supreme, 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 Ilika £5.30K 10,873.80 -£5.05M -£4.54 N/A Supreme £250.65M 0.75 £22.28M £18.10 8.84

Is IKA or SUP more profitable?

Supreme has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Supreme's return on equity of 27.64% beat Ilika's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ilika -138,475.47% -42.08% -15.68% Supreme 8.71% 27.64% 20.33%

Does the media refer more to IKA or SUP?

In the previous week, Supreme had 37 more articles in the media than Ilika. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Supreme and 1 mentions for Ilika. Ilika's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Supreme's score of -0.04 indicating that Ilika is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ilika 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Supreme 9 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 8 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate AFC or IKA?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AFC Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Ilika 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AFC or IKA?

Ilika has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AFC Energy. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AFC Energy, 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 AFC Energy £125K 1,338.34 -£22.39M -£2.41 N/A Ilika £5.30K 10,873.80 -£5.05M -£4.54 N/A

Is AFC or IKA more profitable?

AFC Energy has a net margin of -4,949.58% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Ilika's return on equity of -42.08% beat AFC Energy's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AFC Energy -4,949.58% -52.55% -35.77% Ilika -138,475.47% -42.08% -15.68%

Which has better earnings and valuation, IKA or DIA?

Ilika has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dialight. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 Ilika £5.30K 10,873.80 -£5.05M -£4.54 N/A Dialight £179.60M 0.84 -£23.05M £18.40 20.46

Is IKA or DIA more profitable?

Dialight has a net margin of -8.94% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dialight's return on equity of -33.79% beat Ilika's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ilika -138,475.47% -42.08% -15.68% Dialight -8.94% -33.79% 0.05%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, IKA or DWHT?

Dewhurst Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika 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 Ilika £5.30K 10,873.80 -£5.05M -£4.54 N/A Dewhurst Group £65.06M 0.96 £4.29M £0.70 1,156.32

Is IKA or DWHT more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.12% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.74% beat Ilika's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ilika -138,475.47% -42.08% -15.68% Dewhurst Group 8.12% 8.74% 6.49%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DWHA or IKA?

Dewhurst Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika 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 Dewhurst Group £65.06M 0.67 £8.00M £0.70 806.57 Ilika £5.30K 10,873.80 -£5.05M -£4.54 N/A

Is DWHA or IKA more profitable?

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.12% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.74% beat Ilika's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dewhurst Group 8.12% 8.74% 6.49% Ilika -138,475.47% -42.08% -15.68%

Ilika (IKA) Competitors

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IKA vs. SUP, AFC, DIA, DWHT, and DWHA

Should you buy Ilika stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ilika with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ilika include Supreme (SUP), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), and Dewhurst Group (DWHA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.

How does Ilika compare to Supreme?

Ilika (LON:IKA) and Supreme (LON:SUP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

23.1% of Ilika shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Supreme shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ilika shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.4% of Supreme shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Supreme has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Supreme's return on equity of 27.64% beat Ilika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%
Supreme	8.71%	27.64%	20.33%

Ilika has a beta of 2.171, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supreme has a beta of 1.039, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Supreme had 37 more articles in the media than Ilika. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Supreme and 1 mentions for Ilika. Ilika's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Supreme's score of -0.04 indicating that Ilika is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ilika	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Supreme	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	11 Negative mention(s)	8 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Supreme has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Supreme, 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
Ilika	£5.30K	10,873.80	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A
Supreme	£250.65M	0.75	£22.28M	£18.10	8.84

Summary

Supreme beats Ilika on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ilika compare to AFC Energy?

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AFC Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ilika	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

AFC Energy has a beta of 2.372, indicating that its stock price is 137% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ilika has a beta of 2.171, indicating that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the broader market.

AFC Energy has a net margin of -4,949.58% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Ilika's return on equity of -42.08% beat AFC Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AFC Energy	-4,949.58%	-52.55%	-35.77%
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%

15.6% of AFC Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Ilika shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of AFC Energy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ilika shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Ilika had 1 more articles in the media than AFC Energy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ilika and 0 mentions for AFC Energy. AFC Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ilika'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AFC Energy	Neutral
Ilika	Neutral

Ilika has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AFC Energy. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AFC Energy, 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
AFC Energy	£125K	1,338.34	-£22.39M	-£2.41	N/A
Ilika	£5.30K	10,873.80	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A

Summary

AFC Energy beats Ilika on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ilika compare to Dialight?

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

23.1% of Ilika shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.0% of Dialight shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ilika shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ilika has a beta of 2.171, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.656, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Ilika has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dialight. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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
Ilika	£5.30K	10,873.80	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A
Dialight	£179.60M	0.84	-£23.05M	£18.40	20.46

Dialight has a net margin of -8.94% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dialight's return on equity of -33.79% beat Ilika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%
Dialight	-8.94%	-33.79%	0.05%

In the previous week, Ilika had 1 more articles in the media than Dialight. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ilika and 0 mentions for Dialight. Ilika's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dialight'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ilika	Neutral
Dialight	Neutral

Summary

Dialight beats Ilika on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ilika compare to Dewhurst Group?

Ilika (LON:IKA) and Dewhurst Group (LON:DWHT) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

23.1% of Ilika shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ilika shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Dewhurst Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.12% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.74% beat Ilika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%
Dewhurst Group	8.12%	8.74%	6.49%

In the previous week, Ilika had 1 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ilika and 0 mentions for Dewhurst Group. Ilika's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Dewhurst Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ilika	Neutral
Dewhurst Group	Neutral

Dewhurst Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika 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
Ilika	£5.30K	10,873.80	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A
Dewhurst Group	£65.06M	0.96	£4.29M	£0.70	1,156.32

Ilika has a beta of 2.171, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Dewhurst Group beats Ilika on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ilika compare to Dewhurst Group?

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

0.8% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Ilika shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Dewhurst Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ilika shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dewhurst Group	£65.06M	0.67	£8.00M	£0.70	806.57
Ilika	£5.30K	10,873.80	-£5.05M	-£4.54	N/A

Dewhurst Group has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ilika has a beta of 2.171, meaning that its stock price is 117% more volatile than the broader market.

Dewhurst Group has a net margin of 8.12% compared to Ilika's net margin of -138,475.47%. Dewhurst Group's return on equity of 8.74% beat Ilika's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dewhurst Group	8.12%	8.74%	6.49%
Ilika	-138,475.47%	-42.08%	-15.68%

In the previous week, Ilika had 1 more articles in the media than Dewhurst Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ilika and 0 mentions for Dewhurst Group. Dewhurst Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ilika'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dewhurst Group	Neutral
Ilika	Neutral

Summary

Dewhurst Group beats Ilika on 8 of the 12 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.

IKA vs. The Competition

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Metric	Ilika	Electrical Equipment & Parts Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£57.63M	£7.38B	£9.64B	£2.88B
Dividend Yield	0.76%	3.49%	3.55%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-7.02	65.88	25.92	366.85
Price / Sales	10,873.80	58,609.37	4,969.03	86,444.11
Price / Cash	1.96	12.60	27.85	27.85
Price / Book	2.49	5.19	4.69	8.01
Net Income	-£5.05M	-£40.66M	£792.16M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.81%	6.43%	1.53%	0.07%
1 Month Performance	-4.27%	0.93%	1.57%	0.93%
1 Year Performance	-11.47%	76.49%	26.20%	72.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IKA Ilika	N/A	GBX 31.87 -0.4%	N/A	-11.5%	£57.63M	£5.30K	N/A	72	News Coverage Gap Down
SUP Supreme	N/A	GBX 153 -1.3%	N/A	-20.4%	£179.50M	£250.65M	8.45	7,800	Trending News
AFC AFC Energy	N/A	GBX 14.72 flat	N/A	-1.9%	£167.29M	£125K	N/A	120	Gap Up
DIA Dialight	N/A	GBX 372.83 +2.1%	N/A	+181.0%	£149.03M	£179.60M	20.26	1,358	Gap Up High Trading Volume
DWHT Dewhurst Group	N/A	GBX 810 -10.0%	N/A	+7.7%	£62.65M	£65.06M	1,156.32	338	Gap Down

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