FW Thorpe (TFW) Competitors GBX 339 +8.00 (+2.42%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock TFW vs. CLSN, SMS, VLX, LUCE, XPP, SUP, CWR, AFC, DIA, and IKAShould you be buying FW Thorpe stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FW Thorpe include Calisen (CLSN), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Volex (VLX), Luceco (LUCE), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), and Ilika (IKA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. FW Thorpe vs. Its Competitors Calisen Smart Metering Systems Volex Luceco XP Power Supreme Ceres Power AFC Energy Dialight Ilika Calisen (LON:CLSN) and FW Thorpe (LON:TFW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders believe in CLSN or TFW? 10.9% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.8% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CLSN or TFW more profitable? FW Thorpe has a net margin of 13.83% compared to Calisen's net margin of 0.00%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 14.28% beat Calisen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CalisenN/A N/A N/A FW Thorpe 13.83%14.28%8.02% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CLSN or TFW? FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Calisen. Calisen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/AFW Thorpe£176.56M2.26£24.42M£20.6416.42 Does the media favor CLSN or TFW? In the previous week, FW Thorpe had 1 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for FW Thorpe and 0 mentions for Calisen. FW Thorpe's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Calisen's score of 0.00 indicating that FW Thorpe is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Calisen Neutral FW Thorpe Positive SummaryFW Thorpe beats Calisen on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FW Thorpe News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TFW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TFW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFW ThorpeElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£399.39M£4.07B£7.52B£2.96BDividend Yield1.35%3.61%4.53%5.02%P/E Ratio16.4210.6624.96147.86Price / Sales2.261,914.34118.75258,998.09Price / Cash11.4512.3627.4527.97Price / Book2.253.644.365.27Net Income£24.42M-£42.19M£791.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance5.77%1.31%2.18%1.11%1 Month Performance12.48%15.94%5.71%5.19%1 Year Performance1.19%8.02%31.83%80.80% FW Thorpe Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TFWFW ThorpeN/AGBX 339+2.4%N/A-4.1%£399.39M£176.56M16.42900CLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361VLXVolex1.4714 of 5 starsGBX 367.50+0.3%GBX 340-7.5%+11.5%£852.36M£1.29B19.7812,000Gap UpLUCELucecoN/AGBX 148.60-1.3%N/A-6.0%£238.91M£227.36M12.521,504Gap DownXPPXP Power3.4658 of 5 starsGBX 901-3.1%GBX 1,470+63.2%-38.6%£217.99M£289.20M-14.902,435SUPSupremeN/AGBX 180-4.3%N/A+7.0%£209.56M£219.82M9.397,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCWRCeres Power2.0579 of 5 starsGBX 89.40+5.5%GBX 340+280.3%-51.3%£174.27M£39.90M-4.32591Gap UpAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 14.98-2.9%N/A-8.2%£128.19M£497.29K-5.73120News CoverageDIADialightN/AGBX 190-3.1%N/A+4.3%£75.69M£160.31M-3.281,358News CoverageInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeIKAIlikaN/AGBX 39.62-1.0%N/A+66.8%£66.10M£799.03K-13.0672Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Calisen Alternatives Smart Metering Systems Alternatives Volex Alternatives Luceco Alternatives XP Power Alternatives Supreme Alternatives Ceres Power Alternatives AFC Energy Alternatives Dialight Alternatives Ilika Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:TFW) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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