ITM Power - ITM Competitors

XP Power (LON:XPP) and ITM Power (LON:ITM) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XPP or ITM?

XP Power received 98 more outperform votes than ITM Power when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.66% of users gave XP Power an outperform vote while only 67.05% of users gave ITM Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XP Power	Outperform Votes 271 74.66%	Underperform Votes 92 25.34%
ITM Power	Outperform Votes 173 67.05%	Underperform Votes 85 32.95%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in XPP or ITM?

77.4% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of ITM Power shares are held by institutional investors. 10.1% of XP Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.6% of ITM Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is XPP or ITM more profitable?

ITM Power has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XP Power's net margin of -6.89%. XP Power's return on equity of -12.57% beat ITM Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-6.89%	-12.57%	-3.60%
ITM Power	N/A	-33.71%	-16.10%

Do analysts rate XPP or ITM?

XP Power presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,610, suggesting a potential upside of 27.24%. ITM Power has a consensus price target of GBX 333.33, suggesting a potential upside of 322.69%. Given ITM Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ITM Power is more favorable than XP Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
ITM Power	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, XPP or ITM?

XP Power has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ITM Power has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer XPP or ITM?

In the previous week, ITM Power had 2 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ITM Power and 1 mentions for XP Power. ITM Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.54 indicating that ITM Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
ITM Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, XPP or ITM?

XP Power has higher revenue and earnings than ITM Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ITM Power, 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	£290.40 million	1.39	-£20 million	-£1.00	-2,051.24
ITM Power	£3.50 million	138.83	-£87.88 million	-£0.14	-563.29

Summary

ITM Power beats XP Power on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.