Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 357.67 +18.67 (+5.51%) As of 11:08 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VLX vs. CLSN, SMS, TFW, XPP, SUP, LUCE, CWR, AFC, DIA, and DWHTShould you be buying Volex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Volex include Calisen (CLSN), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), FW Thorpe (TFW), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Luceco (LUCE), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), and Dewhurst Group (DWHT). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Volex vs. Its Competitors Calisen Smart Metering Systems FW Thorpe XP Power Supreme Luceco Ceres Power AFC Energy Dialight Dewhurst Group Calisen (LON:CLSN) and Volex (LON:VLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor CLSN or VLX? In the previous week, Volex had 6 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for Calisen. Volex's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Calisen's score of 0.00 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Calisen Neutral Volex Positive Is CLSN or VLX more profitable? Volex has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Calisen's net margin of 0.00%. Volex's return on equity of 12.97% beat Calisen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CalisenN/A N/A N/A Volex 4.21%12.97%6.30% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLSN or VLX? 17.4% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Volex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CLSN or VLX? Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 11.84%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Volex is more favorable than Calisen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calisen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation and earnings, CLSN or VLX? Volex has higher revenue and earnings than Calisen. Calisen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, 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/AVolex£1.09B0.60£54.37M£0.261,397.14 SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 VLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVolexElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£655.96M£4.83B£7.78B£2.58BDividend Yield1.35%3.68%4.57%5.31%P/E Ratio1,397.14161.29307.825,434.31Price / Sales0.604,465.97215.0197,587.14Price / Cash16.4812.7128.9127.93Price / Book1.883.884.679.60Net Income£54.37M-£40.66M£798.53M£5.89B7 Day Performance6.93%4.94%1.12%0.79%1 Month Performance-0.51%3.40%2.21%44.91%1 Year Performance9.38%21.74%26.47%189.92% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex2.3148 of 5 starsGBX 357.67+5.5%GBX 400+11.8%+4.0%£655.96M£1.09B1,397.1412,000Positive NewsCLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361TFWFW ThorpeN/AGBX 297-3.4%N/A-8.0%£345.30M£176.97M1,409.59900XPPXP Power3.1706 of 5 starsGBX 880-1.0%GBX 1,245+41.5%-28.3%£246.68M£231.10M-1,554.772,435Positive NewsSUPSupremeN/AGBX 182-0.8%N/A+6.5%£213.52M£231.08M933.337,800Analyst ForecastLUCELuceco3.3677 of 5 starsGBX 129.60+9.5%GBX 160+23.5%-15.9%£195.14M£242.50M1,364.211,504Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCWRCeres Power1.4623 of 5 starsGBX 100.40-3.6%GBX 340+238.6%-40.7%£194.60M£51.89M-685.79591News CoverageAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 9-1.1%N/A-29.7%£101.84M£3.61M-391.30120Analyst ForecastDIADialightN/AGBX 226-3.4%N/A-15.4%£89.92M£183.50M-656.981,358DWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 906-9.4%N/A-29.6%£70.08M£65.06M1,293.36338News CoverageDividend IncreaseGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLSN Alternatives SMS Alternatives TFW Alternatives XPP Alternatives SUP Alternatives LUCE Alternatives CWR Alternatives AFC Alternatives DIA Alternatives DWHT 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:VLX) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPrepare for the “Mar-a-Lago Accord” Money ShockWhy Are Wall Street Insiders Moving Their Money to This ONE Asset? 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