LUCE vs. VLX, TFW, XPP, SUP, CWR, AFC, DIA, IKA, DWHA, and DWHT
Should you be buying Luceco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luceco include Volex (VLX), FW Thorpe (TFW), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), Ilika (IKA), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), and Dewhurst Group (DWHT). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.
Luceco vs. Its Competitors
Volex (LON:VLX) and Luceco (LON:LUCE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.
Volex has higher revenue and earnings than Luceco. Luceco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volex has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Luceco has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Volex's net margin of 4.21%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.86% beat Volex's return on equity.
Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 385, indicating a potential upside of 4.05%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than Luceco.
In the previous week, Volex had 2 more articles in the media than Luceco. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for Luceco. Volex's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Luceco's score of 0.95 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Luceco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Volex pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Luceco pays out 42.1% 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.
Summary
Volex beats Luceco on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:LUCE) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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