Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 367.15 -5.35 (-1.44%) As of 08/1/2025 12:24 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VLX vs. CLSN, SMS, TFW, CWR, SUP, LUCE, XPP, 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), Ceres Power (CWR), Supreme (SUP), Luceco (LUCE), XP Power (XPP), 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 Ceres Power Supreme Luceco XP Power AFC Energy Dialight Ilika Calisen (LON:CLSN) and Volex (LON:VLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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£1.29B0.66£54.37M£18.5819.76 Does the media favor CLSN or VLX? In the previous week, Volex had 1 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for Calisen. Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.67 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 Do insiders and institutionals believe in CLSN or VLX? 35.0% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 analysts prefer CLSN or VLX? Volex has a consensus target price of GBX 385, indicating a potential upside of 4.86%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 13 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 New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VLX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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£851.56M£4.53B£7.60B£3.03BDividend Yield1.21%3.67%4.56%5.02%P/E Ratio19.7610.7724.97176.75Price / Sales0.661,258.3398.65264,362.45Price / Cash16.4812.4227.7627.97Price / Book1.933.434.314.53Net Income£54.37M-£40.66M£795.64M£5.90B7 Day Performance1.75%-0.92%-1.87%12.58%1 Month Performance-0.09%2.95%2.33%6.10%1 Year Performance8.46%18.50%29.73%71.60% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex1.4594 of 5 starsGBX 367.15-1.4%GBX 385+4.9%+4.5%£851.56M£1.29B19.7612,000CLSNCalisenN/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 342+1.2%N/A-4.6%£402.93M£176.56M16.57900CWRCeres Power2.1862 of 5 starsGBX 131.30-8.9%GBX 340+158.9%-44.7%£255.95M£39.90M-6.35591High Trading VolumeSUPSupremeN/AGBX 189-0.5%N/A-8.7%£220.04M£219.82M9.867,800Trending NewsLUCELucecoN/AGBX 134-0.7%N/A-20.6%£215.44M£227.36M11.291,504News CoverageXPPXP Power3.0261 of 5 starsGBX 850+0.8%GBX 1,470+72.9%-36.6%£205.65M£289.20M-14.062,435Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 9.70-2.0%N/A-36.7%£83.01M£497.29K-3.71120Positive NewsDIADialightN/AGBX 204.24-2.3%N/A+22.3%£81.36M£160.31M-3.531,358Gap DownIKAIlikaN/AGBX 44.10-3.1%N/A+60.3%£73.58M£799.03K-14.5472 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLSN Alternatives SMS Alternatives TFW Alternatives CWR Alternatives SUP Alternatives LUCE Alternatives XPP 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredOne stock to replace NvidiaInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks One company to replace Amazon… another...InvestorPlace | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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