XPEL (XPEL) Competitors $35.84 -1.60 (-4.27%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.51 -0.34 (-0.93%) As of 04:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock XPEL vs. MEC, NTIC, SMR, AZZ, DORM, CARG, GT, HOG, WRD, and DOOOShould you be buying XPEL stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XPEL include Mayville Engineering (MEC), Northern Technologies International (NTIC), NuScale Power (SMR), AZZ (AZZ), Dorman Products (DORM), CarGurus (CARG), Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT), Harley-Davidson (HOG), WeRide (WRD), and BRP (DOOO). XPEL vs. Mayville Engineering Northern Technologies International NuScale Power AZZ Dorman Products CarGurus Goodyear Tire & Rubber Harley-Davidson WeRide BRP Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Does the media favor MEC or XPEL? In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 5 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 2 mentions for XPEL. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.02 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mayville Engineering 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral XPEL 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, MEC or XPEL? XPEL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mayville Engineering. Mayville Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPEL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMayville Engineering$555.91M0.57$7.84M$1.0814.37XPEL$434.10M2.28$52.80M$1.7120.96 Which has more risk and volatility, MEC or XPEL? Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MEC or XPEL? 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEC or XPEL? Mayville Engineering received 45 more outperform votes than XPEL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.25% of users gave Mayville Engineering an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave XPEL an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMayville EngineeringOutperform Votes9056.25% Underperform Votes7043.75% XPELOutperform Votes4555.56% Underperform Votes3644.44% Is MEC or XPEL more profitable? XPEL has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 2.01%. XPEL's return on equity of 24.68% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mayville Engineering2.01% 5.20% 2.51% XPEL 11.61%24.68%18.58% Do analysts rate MEC or XPEL? Mayville Engineering presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.99%. XPEL has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 61.83%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XPEL is more favorable than Mayville Engineering.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mayville Engineering 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33XPEL 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryXPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get XPEL News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XPEL 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 XPEL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXPELCoating, engraving, & allied services IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$991.51M$942.45M$18.74B$8.39BDividend YieldN/A0.64%2.94%4.10%P/E Ratio20.4831.8419.3419.71Price / Sales2.282.118.66117.39Price / Cash18.2714.4210.9434.62Price / Book5.514.161.904.50Net Income$52.80M$39.24M$1.41B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.15%-0.21%-2.12%0.20%1 Month Performance37.85%11.98%9.96%12.37%1 Year Performance2.96%-14.48%-7.25%7.04% XPEL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XPELXPEL3.761 of 5 stars$35.84-4.3%$58.00+61.8%+4.1%$991.51M$434.10M20.48820Positive NewsMECMayville Engineering2.3648 of 5 stars$15.10+2.4%$18.00+19.2%-1.2%$308.34M$581.60M25.592,200Gap UpNTICNorthern Technologies International4.072 of 5 stars$7.35+1.1%$20.00+172.1%-59.5%$69.63M$84.45M14.13200Gap UpSMRNuScale Power0.9477 of 5 stars$17.95+2.9%$16.60-7.5%+222.5%$5.07B$37.05M-18.90440Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAZZAZZ3.7068 of 5 stars$93.43+2.1%$100.71+7.8%+7.4%$2.79B$1.58B63.133,880Positive NewsDORMDorman Products2.352 of 5 stars$130.24+4.5%$143.50+10.2%+37.5%$3.97B$2.05B21.783,790Insider TradeCARGCarGurus3.9755 of 5 stars$32.96+6.0%$36.95+12.1%+32.2%$3.44B$894.38M183.121,200Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeGTGoodyear Tire & Rubber3.4185 of 5 stars$10.97+1.0%$13.25+20.8%-15.4%$3.13B$18.59B45.7174,000HOGHarley-Davidson4.4986 of 5 stars$24.87+5.3%$29.83+20.0%-29.2%$3.02B$4.79B7.476,300Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionWRDWeRideN/A$10.21+27.5%N/AN/A$2.72B$361.13M0.002,227Trending NewsEarnings ReportBuyback AnnouncementGap UpHigh Trading VolumeDOOOBRP4.2413 of 5 stars$37.20+4.5%$53.75+44.5%-47.5%$2.72B$7.83B19.7920,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEC Competitors NTIC Competitors SMR Competitors AZZ Competitors DORM Competitors CARG Competitors GT Competitors HOG Competitors WRD Competitors DOOO Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:XPEL) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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