Mayville Engineering (MEC) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to XPEL or MEC?

In the previous week, XPEL had 1 more articles in the media than Mayville Engineering. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for XPEL and 2 mentions for Mayville Engineering. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.80 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mayville Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate XPEL or MEC?

XPEL currently has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.07%. Mayville Engineering has a consensus target price of $21.33, indicating a potential upside of 32.64%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	2.25	$45.49M	$1.71	20.67
Mayville Engineering	$581.60M	0.57	$25.97M	$1.08	14.89

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%

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.