XPEL (XPEL) Competitors

XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) and Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) are both small-cap fabricated products companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of XPEL or MEC?

75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer XPEL or MEC?

XPEL presently has a consensus target price of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.38%. Mayville Engineering has a consensus target price of $19.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.06%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and 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	2.59	$45.49M	$1.71	23.01
Mayville Engineering	$581.60M	0.59	$25.97M	$1.08	15.56

Which has more risk & volatility, XPEL or MEC?

XPEL has a beta of 1.83, indicating that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is XPEL or MEC more profitable?

XPEL has a net margin of 10.92% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 4.09%. XPEL's return on equity of 21.89% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPEL	10.92%	21.89%	17.30%
Mayville Engineering	4.09%	9.30%	4.93%

Does the media favor XPEL or MEC?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 6 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 1 mentions for XPEL. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.50 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPEL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Mayville Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.