Mayville Engineering (MEC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to XPEL or MEC?

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 1.07 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.02 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPEL	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

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%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend XPEL or MEC?

XPEL presently has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 62.88%. Mayville Engineering has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.78%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable 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	$434.10M	2.27	$52.80M	$1.71	20.82
Mayville Engineering	$555.91M	0.56	$7.84M	$1.08	14.03

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 54.88% of users gave XPEL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 54.88%	Underperform Votes 37 45.12%
Mayville Engineering	Outperform Votes 90 56.25%	Underperform Votes 70 43.75%

Which has more risk & 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 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.