XPEL (XPEL) Competitors $34.32 -0.36 (-1.04%) Closing price 09/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.77 +0.45 (+1.31%) As of 05:41 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, HSAI, VC, KAR, DAN, WRD, LCII, and PHINShould 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), Hesai Group (HSAI), Visteon (VC), OPENLANE (KAR), Dana (DAN), WeRide (WRD), LCI Industries (LCII), and PHINIA (PHIN). XPEL vs. Its Competitors Mayville Engineering Northern Technologies International NuScale Power Hesai Group Visteon OPENLANE Dana WeRide LCI Industries PHINIA Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both small-cap fabricated products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings. Does the media favor MEC or XPEL? In the previous week, XPEL had 7 more articles in the media than Mayville Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for XPEL and 3 mentions for Mayville Engineering. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.28 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral XPEL 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, MEC or XPEL? Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MEC or XPEL more profitable? XPEL has a net margin of 10.84% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 3.41%. XPEL's return on equity of 21.17% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mayville Engineering3.41% 8.21% 4.52% XPEL 10.84%21.17%16.90% Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL? Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 38.62%. Given Mayville Engineering's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than XPEL.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mayville Engineering 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25XPEL 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in MEC or XPEL? 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are held 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$524.61M0.58$25.97M$0.8517.54XPEL$420.40M2.26$45.49M$1.7619.50 SummaryXPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 12 of the 17 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. 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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 ExcelMetricXPELAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$959.69M$6.40B$20.73B$10.16BDividend YieldN/A2.40%2.67%4.60%P/E Ratio19.5023.1317.7726.39Price / Sales2.2618.6417.30177.24Price / Cash16.5334.0121.5829.91Price / Book4.213.142.986.28Net Income$45.49M$180.08M$825.47M$270.38M7 Day Performance-7.82%0.92%1.11%1.89%1 Month Performance-8.09%1.13%1.05%6.01%1 Year Performance-22.12%38.03%14.14%25.26% XPEL Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XPELXPEL1.3471 of 5 stars$34.32-1.0%N/A-21.7%$959.69M$420.40M19.501,143MECMayville Engineering4.0088 of 5 stars$14.99+0.8%$20.67+37.9%-22.4%$302.13M$581.60M17.632,200NTICNorthern Technologies International3.7444 of 5 stars$7.87+1.7%N/A-38.1%$73.38M$85.27M26.23200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSMRNuScale Power1.4808 of 5 stars$33.89-1.9%$36.20+6.8%+303.5%$9.84B$37.04M-28.48440Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpHSAIHesai Group1.7702 of 5 stars$28.51+7.6%$28.74+0.8%+646.9%$3.47B$284.57M316.781,142Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeVCVisteon4.2428 of 5 stars$128.76+2.9%$117.58-8.7%+36.9%$3.41B$3.87B12.2710,000Analyst DowngradeKAROPENLANE3.9141 of 5 stars$29.22+0.5%$26.50-9.3%+72.8%$3.09B$1.79B39.494,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↓DANDana4.0923 of 5 stars$20.75+0.7%$21.29+2.6%+111.8%$2.70B$10.28B-129.6939,600News CoverageWRDWeRide2.1086 of 5 stars$9.18+1.2%$12.00+30.7%N/A$2.62B$49.47M-3.293,093Gap UpLCIILCI Industries3.8131 of 5 stars$105.25-0.7%$103.25-1.9%-15.1%$2.57B$3.74B17.5711,500Positive NewsPHINPHINIA3.8791 of 5 stars$58.78+0.3%$53.17-9.5%+25.4%$2.28B$3.40B22.7012,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MEC Competitors NTIC Competitors SMR Competitors HSAI Competitors VC Competitors KAR Competitors DAN Competitors WRD Competitors LCII Competitors PHIN 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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