Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 367.50 -12.00 (-3.16%) As of 07/11/2025 12:01 PM Eastern 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do analysts rate VLX or CLSN? Volex currently has a consensus target price of GBX 340, indicating a potential downside of 7.48%. 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 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 insiders and institutionals believe in VLX or CLSN? 35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer VLX or CLSN? In the previous week, Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.34 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 Which has preferable earnings & 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£1.29B0.66£54.37M£18.5819.78Calisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/A SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 11 of the 12 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£852.36M£3.39B£7.67B£3.00BDividend Yield1.21%3.60%4.53%5.02%P/E Ratio19.7810.2825.17150.83Price / Sales0.661,794.39120.40314,599.95Price / Cash16.4812.4127.3627.97Price / Book1.933.744.404.58Net Income£54.37M-£40.66M£791.63M£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.94%-0.73%0.73%11.51%1 Month Performance20.10%7.99%5.36%8.27%1 Year Performance3.67%6.18%28.02%32.75% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex1.2594 of 5 starsGBX 367.50-3.2%GBX 340-7.5%+3.7%£852.36M£1.29B19.7812,000Gap DownCLSNCalisenN/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 331.81-1.0%N/A+1.7%£390.92M£176.56M16.07900Gap DownLUCELucecoN/AGBX 146.20-1.9%N/A-14.1%£235.05M£227.36M12.321,504High Trading VolumeXPPXP Power3.2553 of 5 starsGBX 899+1.7%GBX 1,470+63.5%-37.9%£217.50M£289.20M-14.872,435Positive NewsSUPSupremeN/AGBX 175.50-1.7%N/A-0.6%£204.32M£219.82M9.157,800Trending NewsCWRCeres Power1.9533 of 5 starsGBX 98.35-1.0%GBX 340+245.7%-51.8%£191.72M£39.90M-4.76591AFCAFC EnergyN/AGBX 15.16-6.2%N/A-9.4%£129.73M£497.29K-5.80120Positive NewsDIADialightN/AGBX 186+0.5%N/A-1.5%£74.09M£160.31M-3.211,358News CoverageGap DownIKAIlikaN/AGBX 41+1.2%N/A+40.4%£68.40M£799.03K-13.5172News CoverageGap Down 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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