Luceco (LUCE) Competitors

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

Is LUCE or VLX a better dividend stock?

Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Luceco pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volex pays out 21.5% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, LUCE or VLX?

Luceco has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volex has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LUCE or VLX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Luceco	8.41%	19.86%	8.58%
Volex	4.21%	12.97%	6.30%

Which has better earnings & valuation, LUCE or VLX?

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	£227.36M	1.03	£19.13M	£11.87	12.30
Volex	£1.29B	0.67	£54.37M	£18.58	20.05

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

23.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.8% of Luceco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.8% of Volex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LUCE or VLX?

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. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Volex's score of 0.66 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Luceco	Positive
Volex	Positive

Do analysts rate LUCE or VLX?

Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 340, indicating a potential downside of 8.72%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volex 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Volex beats Luceco on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.