Luceco (LUCE) Competitors

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LUCE vs. SMS, VLX, XPP, TFW, and SUP

Should you be buying Luceco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Luceco include Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Volex (VLX), XP Power (XPP), FW Thorpe (TFW), and Supreme (SUP). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.

How does Luceco compare to Smart Metering Systems?

Smart Metering Systems (LON:SMS) and Luceco (LON:LUCE) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Smart Metering Systems has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.254, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Smart Metering Systems pays an annual dividend of GBX 30 per share. Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Smart Metering Systems pays out 27,272.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Luceco pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Luceco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Smart Metering Systems. Smart Metering Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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
Smart Metering Systems	£135.52M	0.00	£14.87M	£0.11	N/A
Luceco	£271.40M	1.26	£19.13M	£13.40	17.31

74.9% of Smart Metering Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Smart Metering Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Smart Metering Systems has a net margin of 10.97% compared to Luceco's net margin of 7.48%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat Smart Metering Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Metering Systems	10.97%	2.73%	2.79%
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential downside of 11.64%. Given Smart Metering Systems' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Smart Metering Systems is more favorable than Luceco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Metering Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Luceco had 4 more articles in the media than Smart Metering Systems. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luceco and 1 mentions for Smart Metering Systems. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Smart Metering Systems' score of 0.80 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Smart Metering Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Luceco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Luceco beats Smart Metering Systems on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luceco compare to Volex?

Luceco (LON:LUCE) and Volex (LON:VLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

In the previous week, Luceco had 4 more articles in the media than Volex. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luceco and 1 mentions for Volex. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Volex's score of 0.24 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luceco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Volex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Luceco has a beta of 1.254, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Volex has a beta of 1.156, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market.

17.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Luceco shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.1% of Volex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Luceco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential downside of 11.64%. Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 472.50, indicating a potential downside of 27.75%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Luceco is more favorable than Volex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Luceco	£271.40M	1.26	£19.13M	£13.40	17.31
Volex	£1.15B	1.04	£54.37M	£30.40	21.51

Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Luceco pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volex pays out 19.4% 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.

Luceco has a net margin of 7.48% compared to Volex's net margin of 4.96%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat Volex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%
Volex	4.96%	14.90%	6.30%

Summary

Luceco beats Volex on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luceco compare to XP Power?

Luceco (LON:LUCE) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Luceco has a beta of 1.254, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.784, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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
Luceco	£271.40M	1.26	£19.13M	£13.40	17.31
XP Power	£230.10M	2.33	-£15.01M	-£42.00	N/A

Luceco has a net margin of 7.48% compared to XP Power's net margin of -4.95%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%
XP Power	-4.95%	-6.50%	2.24%

In the previous week, Luceco had 4 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luceco and 1 mentions for XP Power. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat XP Power's score of 1.08 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luceco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
XP Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

17.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XP Power shares are held 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.

Luceco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential downside of 11.64%. XP Power has a consensus price target of GBX 1,769.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.47%. Given XP Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Luceco.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Luceco beats XP Power on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luceco compare to FW Thorpe?

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

FW Thorpe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. FW Thorpe pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Luceco pays out 38.1% 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. FW Thorpe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

FW Thorpe has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Luceco. FW Thorpe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.66	£24.42M	£21.90	11.69
Luceco	£271.40M	1.26	£19.13M	£13.40	17.31

FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.437, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Luceco has a beta of 1.254, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.9% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of Luceco shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Luceco has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential downside of 11.64%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Luceco is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Luceco had 3 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Luceco and 2 mentions for FW Thorpe. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat FW Thorpe's score of 1.25 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FW Thorpe	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Luceco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Luceco's net margin of 7.48%. Luceco's return on equity of 20.71% beat FW Thorpe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%

Summary

Luceco beats FW Thorpe on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Luceco compare to Supreme?

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

In the previous week, Supreme had 23 more articles in the media than Luceco. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Supreme and 5 mentions for Luceco. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Supreme's score of 0.70 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Luceco	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Supreme	10 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Supreme has a net margin of 8.71% compared to Luceco's net margin of 7.48%. Supreme's return on equity of 27.64% beat Luceco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%
Supreme	8.71%	27.64%	20.33%

Luceco has a beta of 1.254, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Supreme has a beta of 1.062, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

Supreme has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Luceco. Supreme is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, 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
Luceco	£271.40M	1.26	£19.13M	£13.40	17.31
Supreme	£250.65M	0.76	£22.28M	£18.10	8.95

17.7% of Luceco shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Supreme shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Luceco shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 54.4% of Supreme shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Supreme pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Luceco pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Supreme pays out 28.7% 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. Supreme is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Luceco presently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, suggesting a potential downside of 11.64%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Luceco is more favorable than Supreme.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Supreme	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Luceco and Supreme tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LUCE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Luceco	Electrical Equipment & Parts Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£341.48M	£9.61B	£9.33B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	2.51%	3.48%	3.55%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	17.31	66.06	24.82	365.56
Price / Sales	1.26	64,733.97	5,866.56	88,645.93
Price / Cash	17.85	12.59	27.62	27.89
Price / Book	3.94	3.28	4.79	7.47
Net Income	£19.13M	-£40.66M	£791.02M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.11%	3.28%	0.88%	7.44%
1 Month Performance	18.97%	17.41%	4.51%	2.91%
1 Year Performance	61.11%	106.52%	37.95%	89.20%

Luceco Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
LUCE Luceco	3.9144 of 5 stars	GBX 232 -4.9%	GBX 205 -11.6%	+70.6%	£341.48M	£271.40M	17.31	1,504	Positive News
SMS Smart Metering Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.27B	£135.52M	8,654.55	1,361
VLX Volex	1.9284 of 5 stars	GBX 644 +1.3%	GBX 472.50 -26.6%	+158.3%	£1.18B	£1.15B	21.18	12,000	News Coverage High Trading Volume
XPP XP Power	2.9715 of 5 stars	GBX 1,948.44 +2.7%	GBX 1,769.33 -9.2%	+173.6%	£546.19M	£230.10M	N/A	2,435	Positive News High Trading Volume
TFW FW Thorpe	N/A	GBX 264 +4.3%	N/A	-10.3%	£296.70M	£173.20M	12.05	900	Positive News

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Luceco (LUCE) Competitors

LUCE vs. SMS, VLX, XPP, TFW, and SUP

How does Luceco compare to Smart Metering Systems?

Which has more risk and volatility, SMS or LUCE?

Is SMS or LUCE a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SMS or LUCE?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SMS or LUCE?

Is SMS or LUCE more profitable?

Do analysts rate SMS or LUCE?

Does the media prefer SMS or LUCE?

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How does Luceco compare to Volex?

Does the media favor LUCE or VLX?

Which has more volatility & risk, LUCE or VLX?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LUCE or VLX?

Do analysts prefer LUCE or VLX?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LUCE or VLX?

Is LUCE or VLX a better dividend stock?

Is LUCE or VLX more profitable?

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How does Luceco compare to XP Power?

Which has more risk & volatility, LUCE or XPP?

Which has better earnings and valuation, LUCE or XPP?

Is LUCE or XPP more profitable?

Does the media refer more to LUCE or XPP?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LUCE or XPP?

Do analysts prefer LUCE or XPP?

Summary

How does Luceco compare to FW Thorpe?

Is TFW or LUCE a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TFW or LUCE?

Which has more volatility & risk, TFW or LUCE?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TFW or LUCE?

Do analysts recommend TFW or LUCE?

Does the media favor TFW or LUCE?

Is TFW or LUCE more profitable?

Summary

How does Luceco compare to Supreme?

Does the media prefer LUCE or SUP?

Is LUCE or SUP more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, LUCE or SUP?

Which has better earnings & valuation, LUCE or SUP?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUCE or SUP?

Is LUCE or SUP a better dividend stock?

Do analysts rate LUCE or SUP?

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