Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 271.86 -2.64 (-0.96%) As of 11:48 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VLX vs. CLSN, SMS, TFW, LUCE, XPP, SUP, CWR, AFC, DWHA, 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), Luceco (LUCE), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), and Dewhurst Group (DWHT). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Volex vs. Calisen Smart Metering Systems FW Thorpe Luceco XP Power Supreme Ceres Power AFC Energy Dewhurst Group Dewhurst Group Volex (LON:VLX) and Calisen (LON:CLSN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the media favor VLX or CLSN? In the previous week, Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Calisen's score of 0.00 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Volex Positive Calisen Neutral Is VLX or CLSN 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 Volex4.21% 12.97% 6.30% Calisen N/A N/A N/A Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLX or CLSN? Volex received 228 more outperform votes than Calisen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Calisen an outperform vote while only 75.80% of users gave Volex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVolexOutperform Votes23875.80% Underperform Votes7624.20% CalisenOutperform Votes1090.91% Underperform Votes19.09% Do insiders & institutionals believe in VLX or CLSN? 35.0% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, VLX or CLSN? 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 RatioVolex£1.29B0.49£54.37M£18.5814.63Calisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/A Do analysts prefer VLX or CLSN? Volex currently has a consensus price target of GBX 370, indicating a potential upside of 36.10%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than Calisen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Calisen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Volex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLX 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 VLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVolexElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£630.53M£3.92B£7.65B£2.66BDividend Yield1.21%3.63%4.58%5.05%P/E Ratio14.639.0523.19133.43Price / Sales0.491,322.5591.49218,894.88Price / Cash16.4812.3626.9428.02Price / Book1.433.133.963.79Net Income£54.37M-£42.19M£807.24M£5.88B7 Day Performance-0.05%0.34%0.64%0.52%1 Month Performance18.97%12.74%10.96%22.00%1 Year Performance-22.77%-10.68%19.51%120.80% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex2.7571 of 5 starsGBX 271.86-1.0%GBX 370+36.1%-21.8%£630.53M£1.29B14.6312,000News CoverageGap DownCLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361News CoverageTFWFW ThorpeN/AGBX 302+4.1%N/A-19.9%£355.80M£176.56M14.63900Gap DownLUCELucecoN/AGBX 155.53+4.8%N/A-16.2%£250.05M£227.36M13.111,504XPPXP Power3.0992 of 5 starsGBX 794.24+1.4%GBX 1,470+85.1%-53.5%£192.16M£289.20M-13.142,435News CoveragePositive NewsSUPSupremeN/AGBX 165.05+3.2%N/A+29.7%£192.15M£219.82M8.617,800Trending NewsCWRCeres Power2.8503 of 5 starsGBX 72.13-0.3%GBX 340+371.4%-63.3%£140.60M£39.90M-3.49591News CoveragePositive NewsAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 10.33-2.7%N/A-52.5%£88.43M£497,288.65-3.95120Positive NewsGap DownDWHADewhurst GroupN/AGBX 575flatN/A-12.9%£71.16M£93.67M8.76338DWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 1,008.80+9.1%N/A-15.7%£66.98M£50.25M8.25338Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLSN Alternatives SMS Alternatives TFW Alternatives LUCE Alternatives XPP Alternatives SUP Alternatives CWR Alternatives AFC Alternatives DWHA 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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