Do analysts prefer XPP or CLSN?

XP Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP Power is more favorable than Calisen. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XP Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Calisen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, XPP or CLSN?

Calisen has higher revenue and earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calisen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio XP Power £228.30M 2.39 -£15.01M -£31.20 N/A Calisen £248.10M 0.00 N/A -£5.50 N/A

Is XPP or CLSN more profitable?

Calisen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Calisen's return on equity of 0.00% beat XP Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XP Power -3.72% -4.89% 2.24% Calisen N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend SMS or XPP?

XP Power has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP Power is more favorable than Smart Metering Systems. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smart Metering Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 XP Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Which has better earnings and valuation, XPP or VLX?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio XP Power £228.30M 2.39 -£15.01M -£31.20 N/A Volex £1.24B 1.01 £54.37M £34.90 19.71

Is XPP or VLX more profitable?

Volex has a net margin of 5.29% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Volex's return on equity of 15.29% beat XP Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XP Power -3.72% -4.89% 2.24% Volex 5.29% 15.29% 6.30%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CWR or XPP?

XP Power has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceres Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Ceres Power £34.32M 23.74 -£40.57M -£22.96 N/A XP Power £228.30M 2.39 -£15.01M -£31.20 N/A

Is CWR or XPP more profitable?

XP Power has a net margin of -3.72% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -130.56%. XP Power's return on equity of -4.89% beat Ceres Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ceres Power -130.56% -29.93% -12.83% XP Power -3.72% -4.89% 2.24%

Does the media refer more to CWR or XPP?

In the previous week, XP Power had 2 more articles in the media than Ceres Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 1 mentions for Ceres Power. Ceres Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that Ceres Power is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ceres Power 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral XP Power 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts recommend XPP or TFW?

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,974.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XP Power 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 FW Thorpe 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, XPP or TFW?

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio XP Power £228.30M 2.39 -£15.01M -£31.20 N/A FW Thorpe £172.95M 1.62 £24.42M £23.72 10.54

Is XPP or TFW more profitable?

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 15.65% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 14.19% beat XP Power's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XP Power -3.72% -4.89% 2.24% FW Thorpe 15.65% 14.19% 8.02%

XP Power (XPP) Competitors

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XPP vs. CLSN, SMS, VLX, CWR, and TFW

Should you buy XP Power stock or one of its competitors? XP Power's main competitors and comparable companies include Calisen (CLSN), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), Volex (VLX), Ceres Power (CWR), and FW Thorpe (TFW). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment" industry.

How does XP Power compare to Calisen?

XP Power (LON:XPP) and Calisen (LON:CLSN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Calisen has higher revenue and earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calisen, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XP Power	£228.30M	2.39	-£15.01M	-£31.20	N/A
Calisen	£248.10M	0.00	N/A	-£5.50	N/A

40.5% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Calisen has a net margin of 0.00% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Calisen's return on equity of 0.00% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-3.72%	-4.89%	2.24%
Calisen	N/A	N/A	N/A

XP Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP Power is more favorable than Calisen.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Calisen	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, XP Power had 3 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 0 mentions for Calisen. Calisen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that Calisen is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	Neutral
Calisen	Neutral

Summary

XP Power beats Calisen on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Power compare to Smart Metering Systems?

Smart Metering Systems (LON:SMS) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, XP Power had 3 more articles in the media than Smart Metering Systems. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 0 mentions for Smart Metering Systems. Smart Metering Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that Smart Metering Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smart Metering Systems	Neutral
XP Power	Neutral

Smart Metering Systems has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.802, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

Smart Metering Systems has higher earnings, but lower revenue than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smart Metering Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smart Metering Systems	£135.52M	0.00	£14.87M	£0.11	N/A
XP Power	£228.30M	2.39	-£15.01M	-£31.20	N/A

Smart Metering Systems has a net margin of 10.97% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Smart Metering Systems' return on equity of 2.73% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Metering Systems	10.97%	2.73%	2.79%
XP Power	-3.72%	-4.89%	2.24%

XP Power has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP Power is more favorable than Smart Metering Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Metering Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

74.9% of Smart Metering Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Smart Metering Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Smart Metering Systems beats XP Power on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Power compare to Volex?

XP Power (LON:XPP) and Volex (LON:VLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

40.5% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 35.6% of Volex shares are held 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.

Volex has a net margin of 5.29% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. Volex's return on equity of 15.29% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-3.72%	-4.89%	2.24%
Volex	5.29%	15.29%	6.30%

XP Power has a beta of 1.802, indicating that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Volex has a beta of 1.206, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XP Power	£228.30M	2.39	-£15.01M	-£31.20	N/A
Volex	£1.24B	1.01	£54.37M	£34.90	19.71

In the previous week, XP Power had 3 more articles in the media than Volex. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 0 mentions for Volex. Volex's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that Volex is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	Neutral
Volex	Neutral

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,974.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.26%. Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 594, suggesting a potential downside of 13.66%. Given XP Power's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than Volex.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Volex beats XP Power on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Power compare to Ceres Power?

Ceres Power (LON:CWR) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Ceres Power currently has a consensus target price of GBX 935, suggesting a potential upside of 145.41%. XP Power has a consensus target price of GBX 1,974.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.26%. Given Ceres Power's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ceres Power is more favorable than XP Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ceres Power	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

XP Power has a net margin of -3.72% compared to Ceres Power's net margin of -130.56%. XP Power's return on equity of -4.89% beat Ceres Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ceres Power	-130.56%	-29.93%	-12.83%
XP Power	-3.72%	-4.89%	2.24%

28.2% of Ceres Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of XP Power shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Ceres Power shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of XP Power shares are owned 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.

In the previous week, XP Power had 2 more articles in the media than Ceres Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 1 mentions for Ceres Power. Ceres Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that Ceres Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ceres Power	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
XP Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Ceres Power has a beta of 3.00253, meaning that its share price is 200% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.802, meaning that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market.

XP Power has higher revenue and earnings than Ceres Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceres Power, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ceres Power	£34.32M	23.74	-£40.57M	-£22.96	N/A
XP Power	£228.30M	2.39	-£15.01M	-£31.20	N/A

Summary

Ceres Power and XP Power tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does XP Power compare to FW Thorpe?

XP Power (LON:XPP) and FW Thorpe (LON:TFW) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

FW Thorpe has lower revenue, but higher earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FW Thorpe, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XP Power	£228.30M	2.39	-£15.01M	-£31.20	N/A
FW Thorpe	£172.95M	1.62	£24.42M	£23.72	10.54

XP Power has a beta of 1.802, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, FW Thorpe has a beta of 0.433, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,974.50, indicating a potential upside of 1.26%. Given XP Power's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe XP Power is more favorable than FW Thorpe.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
FW Thorpe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

FW Thorpe has a net margin of 15.65% compared to XP Power's net margin of -3.72%. FW Thorpe's return on equity of 14.19% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-3.72%	-4.89%	2.24%
FW Thorpe	15.65%	14.19%	8.02%

40.5% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of FW Thorpe shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of XP Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of FW Thorpe shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, XP Power had 3 more articles in the media than FW Thorpe. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XP Power and 0 mentions for FW Thorpe. FW Thorpe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat XP Power's score of -0.08 indicating that FW Thorpe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
XP Power	Neutral
FW Thorpe	Neutral

Summary

XP Power and FW Thorpe tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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XPP vs. The Competition

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Metric	XP Power	Electrical Equipment Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£555.03M	£10.60B	£10.17B	£2.81B
Dividend Yield	9.40%	2.35%	96.64%	6.27%
P/E Ratio	-63.46	48.04	26.63	367.18
Price / Sales	2.43	1,512.24	259.96	88,398.87
Price / Cash	17.76	33.55	23.92	27.87
Price / Book	2.99	6.71	4.73	7.17
Net Income	-£15.01M	£141.73M	£614.62M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.49%	-5.06%	-1.32%	0.12%
1 Month Performance	4.43%	-7.84%	-2.90%	-0.40%
1 Year Performance	100.81%	-6.66%	3.42%	22.74%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
XPP XP Power	1.3795 of 5 stars	GBX 1,980 +1.5%	GBX 1,974.50 -0.3%	+97.8%	£555.03M	£228.30M	N/A	2,435
CLSN Calisen	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.43B	£248.10M	N/A	1,748
SMS Smart Metering Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.27B	£135.52M	8,654.55	1,361
VLX Volex	N/A	GBX 686.59 -1.8%	GBX 594 -13.5%	+87.5%	£1.26B	£1.24B	19.67	12,000
CWR Ceres Power	1.6249 of 5 stars	GBX 384 -6.7%	GBX 935 +143.5%	+92.1%	£821.12M	£34.32M	N/A	591

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