XPP vs. VLX, TFW, SUP, LUCE, CWR, AFC, DIA, DWHT, IKA, and DWHA
Should you be buying XP Power stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XP Power include Volex (VLX), FW Thorpe (TFW), Supreme (SUP), Luceco (LUCE), Ceres Power (CWR), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), Ilika (IKA), and Dewhurst Group (DWHA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry.
XP Power vs. Its Competitors
Volex (LON:VLX) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.
Volex has higher revenue and earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volex has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Volex had 1 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for XP Power. Volex's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat XP Power's score of 1.30 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 19.94%. XP Power has a consensus price target of GBX 1,245, suggesting a potential upside of 45.27%. Given XP Power's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Volex.
17.4% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Volex shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volex has a net margin of 4.21% compared to XP Power's net margin of -5.19%. Volex's return on equity of 12.97% beat XP Power's return on equity.
Summary
Volex beats XP Power on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:XPP) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff