Do analysts recommend VLX or TFW?

Volex currently has a consensus target price of GBX 594, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than FW Thorpe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 FW Thorpe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VLX or TFW?

Volex has higher revenue and earnings than FW Thorpe. FW Thorpe 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 Volex £1.24B 0.75 £54.37M £34.90 14.56 FW Thorpe £173.20M 1.64 £24.42M £21.90 11.55

Is VLX or TFW more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Volex's net margin of 5.29%. Volex's return on equity of 15.29% beat FW Thorpe's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Volex 5.29% 15.29% 6.30% FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02%

Do analysts prefer CWR or TFW?

Ceres Power presently has a consensus target price of GBX 950, suggesting a potential upside of 175.20%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ceres Power 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 FW Thorpe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CWR or TFW?

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. Ceres Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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 Ceres Power £32.64M 22.61 -£40.57M -£24.52 N/A FW Thorpe £173.20M 1.64 £24.42M £21.90 11.55

Is CWR or TFW more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -145.65%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Ceres Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ceres Power -145.65% -39.26% -12.83% FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02%

Do analysts prefer XPP or TFW?

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,769.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.08%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XP Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 FW Thorpe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, XPP or TFW?

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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 £230.10M 2.07 -£15.01M -£42.00 N/A FW Thorpe £173.20M 1.64 £24.42M £21.90 11.55

Is XPP or TFW more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to XP Power's net margin of -4.95%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat XP Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XP Power -4.95% -6.50% 2.24% FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02%

Do analysts prefer LUCE or TFW?

Luceco presently has a consensus target price of GBX 267.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Luceco is more favorable than FW Thorpe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Luceco 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 FW Thorpe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, LUCE or TFW?

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 Luceco £271.40M 1.16 £19.13M £13.40 16.03 FW Thorpe £173.20M 1.64 £24.42M £21.90 11.55

Is LUCE or TFW more profitable?

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 Luceco 7.48% 20.71% 8.58% FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TFW or DIA?

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. FW Thorpe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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 1.64 £24.42M £21.90 11.55 Dialight £166.90M 1.15 -£23.05M £1.00 479.00

Is TFW or DIA more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Dialight's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FW Thorpe 14.73% 13.58% 8.02% Dialight -9.03% -33.79% 0.05%

FW Thorpe (TFW) Competitors

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TFW vs. VLX, CWR, XPP, LUCE, and DIA

Should you buy FW Thorpe stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares FW Thorpe with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with FW Thorpe include Volex (VLX), Ceres Power (CWR), XP Power (XPP), Luceco (LUCE), and Dialight (DIA). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does FW Thorpe compare to Volex?

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

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Volex's net margin of 5.29%. Volex's return on equity of 15.29% beat FW Thorpe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volex	5.29%	15.29%	6.30%
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%

Volex currently has a consensus target price of GBX 594, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Volex has higher revenue and earnings than FW Thorpe. FW Thorpe 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
Volex	£1.24B	0.75	£54.37M	£34.90	14.56
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.64	£24.42M	£21.90	11.55

Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. FW Thorpe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Volex pays out 17.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FW Thorpe pays out 32.5% 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.

19.5% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are held by institutional investors. 35.0% of Volex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volex has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Volex had 4 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Volex	Positive
FW Thorpe	Neutral

Summary

Volex beats FW Thorpe on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FW Thorpe compare to Ceres Power?

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

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. Ceres Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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
Ceres Power	£32.64M	22.61	-£40.57M	-£24.52	N/A
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.64	£24.42M	£21.90	11.55

In the previous week, Ceres Power had 1 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ceres Power and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Ceres Power's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Ceres Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ceres Power	Positive
FW Thorpe	Neutral

Ceres Power has a beta of 3.2376776, indicating that its share price is 224% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Ceres Power presently has a consensus target price of GBX 950, suggesting a potential upside of 175.20%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

28.2% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Ceres Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -145.65%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Ceres Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceres Power	-145.65%	-39.26%	-12.83%
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%

Summary

Ceres Power and FW Thorpe tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FW Thorpe compare to XP Power?

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

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,769.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.08%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

39.8% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, 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	£230.10M	2.07	-£15.01M	-£42.00	N/A
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.64	£24.42M	£21.90	11.55

In the previous week, XP Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FW Thorpe'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	Neutral
FW Thorpe	Neutral

XP Power has a beta of 1.827, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to XP Power's net margin of -4.95%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-4.95%	-6.50%	2.24%
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%

Summary

XP Power and FW Thorpe tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does FW Thorpe compare to Luceco?

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

Luceco presently has a consensus target price of GBX 267.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Luceco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Luceco is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Luceco	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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
Luceco	7.48%	20.71%	8.58%
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%

Luceco pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. FW Thorpe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Luceco pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FW Thorpe pays out 32.5% 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. FW Thorpe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

16.3% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.6% of Luceco shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Luceco has a beta of 1.379, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Luceco	£271.40M	1.16	£19.13M	£13.40	16.03
FW Thorpe	£173.20M	1.64	£24.42M	£21.90	11.55

In the previous week, Luceco had 10 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Luceco and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Luceco	Neutral
FW Thorpe	Neutral

Summary

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

How does FW Thorpe compare to Dialight?

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

3.7% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Dialight shares are owned by institutional investors. 55.4% of FW Thorpe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Dialight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 14.73% compared to Dialight's net margin of -9.03%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 13.58% beat Dialight's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FW Thorpe	14.73%	13.58%	8.02%
Dialight	-9.03%	-33.79%	0.05%

FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dialight has a beta of 0.645, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

FW Thorpe has higher revenue and earnings than Dialight. FW Thorpe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dialight, 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	1.64	£24.42M	£21.90	11.55
Dialight	£166.90M	1.15	-£23.05M	£1.00	479.00

In the previous week, Dialight had 4 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Dialight and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. Dialight's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat FW Thorpe's score of 0.00 indicating that Dialight is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
FW Thorpe	Neutral
Dialight	Positive

Summary

FW Thorpe beats Dialight on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	FW Thorpe	Electrical Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£283.52M	£10.51B	£10.53B	£2.82B
Dividend Yield	2.83%	2.33%	120.66%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	11.55	46.86	27.56	368.45
Price / Sales	1.64	1,540.85	306.83	83,500.12
Price / Cash	11.45	28.23	24.07	27.89
Price / Book	1.68	5.27	4.72	7.06
Net Income	£24.42M	£136.38M	£610.65M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-5.95%	-2.06%	-0.51%	6.48%
1 Month Performance	-4.17%	-10.28%	-2.29%	0.22%
1 Year Performance	-24.25%	21.82%	12.57%	64.32%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TFW FW Thorpe	N/A	GBX 262.60 +3.8%	N/A	-24.3%	£294.28M	£173.20M	11.99	900	Gap Up
VLX Volex	3.5443 of 5 stars	GBX 536 -0.7%	GBX 594 +10.8%	+39.2%	£983.84M	£1.24B	15.36	12,000
CWR Ceres Power	2.252 of 5 stars	GBX 384 -4.1%	GBX 950 +147.4%	+196.1%	£820.98M	£32.64M	N/A	591
XPP XP Power	1.2474 of 5 stars	GBX 1,698 -3.6%	GBX 1,769.33 +4.2%	+92.4%	£475.99M	£230.10M	N/A	2,435
LUCE Luceco	4.5749 of 5 stars	GBX 251 -0.8%	GBX 260 +3.6%	+74.0%	£369.45M	£271.40M	18.73	1,504

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