Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 371 -10.50 (-2.75%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VLX vs. CLSN, SMS, TFW, LUCE, XPP, SUP, CWR, AFC, DIA, and IKAShould 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), Dialight (DIA), and Ilika (IKA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Volex vs. Its Competitors Calisen Smart Metering Systems FW Thorpe Luceco XP Power Supreme Ceres Power AFC Energy Dialight Ilika Volex (LON:VLX) and Calisen (LON:CLSN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk and valuation. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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£1.29B0.67£54.37M£18.5819.97Calisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/A Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VLX or CLSN? 35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex 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 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 Do analysts rate VLX or CLSN? Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 340, indicating a potential downside of 8.36%. Given Calisen's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Calisen is more favorable than Volex.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 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 Does the media prefer VLX or CLSN? In the previous week, Volex had 4 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for Calisen. Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Calisen's score of 0.00 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Volex Neutral Calisen Neutral SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 12 of the 13 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£860.48M£4.07B£7.52B£2.96BDividend Yield1.21%3.61%4.53%5.02%P/E Ratio19.9710.6624.96147.82Price / Sales0.671,914.34118.77258,971.92Price / Cash16.4812.3627.4527.97Price / Book1.953.644.365.28Net Income£54.37M-£42.19M£791.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-4.63%1.31%2.18%1.00%1 Month Performance28.37%15.94%5.72%5.03%1 Year Performance7.44%8.02%31.84%80.88% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex1.4714 of 5 starsGBX 371-2.8%GBX 340-8.4%+11.5%£860.48M£1.29B19.9712,000Gap UpCLSNCalisenN/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 340+6.1%N/A-4.1%£400.57M£176.56M16.47900LUCELucecoN/AGBX 150.60+0.7%N/A-6.0%£242.12M£227.36M12.691,504Positive NewsXPPXP Power3.4658 of 5 starsGBX 930+0.5%GBX 1,470+58.1%-38.6%£225.00M£289.20M-15.382,435SUPSupremeN/AGBX 188-8.3%N/A+7.0%£218.87M£219.82M9.807,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCWRCeres Power2.0555 of 5 starsGBX 84.70+1.8%GBX 340+301.4%-51.3%£165.11M£39.90M-4.10591Positive NewsGap UpAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 15.42+1.6%N/A-8.2%£131.95M£497.29K-5.90120News CoveragePositive NewsDIADialightN/AGBX 206+11.4%N/A+4.3%£82.06M£160.31M-3.561,358News CoverageInsider TradeGap UpIKAIlikaN/AGBX 41+2.5%N/A+66.8%£68.40M£799.03K-13.5172Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLSN Alternatives SMS Alternatives TFW Alternatives LUCE Alternatives XPP Alternatives SUP Alternatives CWR Alternatives AFC Alternatives DIA Alternatives IKA 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 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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