XPEL (XPEL) Competitors

XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) and Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor XPEL or MEC?

In the previous week, XPEL had 5 more articles in the media than Mayville Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for XPEL and 1 mentions for Mayville Engineering. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.11 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPEL	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mayville Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in XPEL or MEC?

75.1% of XPEL shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of XPEL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is XPEL or MEC 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
XPEL	11.61%	24.68%	18.58%
Mayville Engineering	2.01%	5.20%	2.51%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in XPEL or MEC?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 55.56%	Underperform Votes 36 44.44%
Mayville Engineering	Outperform Votes 90 56.25%	Underperform Votes 70 43.75%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, XPEL or MEC?

XPEL has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
XPEL	$420.40M	1.89	$52.80M	$1.64	17.56
Mayville Engineering	$581.60M	0.44	$7.84M	$1.24	10.04

Do analysts prefer XPEL or MEC?

XPEL currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 70.17%. Mayville Engineering has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 44.57%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe XPEL is more favorable than Mayville Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mayville Engineering	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk and volatility, XPEL or MEC?

XPEL has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.