XP Power (XPP) Competitors

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

Is XPP or VLX more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XP Power	-5.19%	-9.45%	2.24%
Volex	4.21%	12.97%	6.30%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in XPP or VLX?

66.1% of XP Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of XP Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.8% of Volex shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor XPP or VLX?

In the previous week, Volex had 1 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Volex and 1 mentions for XP Power. XP Power's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Volex's score of 0.66 indicating that XP Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do analysts prefer XPP or VLX?

XP Power currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,470, suggesting a potential upside of 62.43%. Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 340, suggesting a potential downside of 9.33%. Given XP Power's higher probable upside, equities research 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Volex	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is XPP or VLX a better dividend stock?

XP Power pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. XP Power pays out -155.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volex pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. XP Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	£289.20M	0.76	-£15.01M	-£60.45	-14.97
Volex	£1.29B	0.67	£54.37M	£18.58	20.19

Which has more volatility and risk, XPP or VLX?

XP Power has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volex has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Volex beats XP Power on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.