Mayville Engineering (MEC) Competitors

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

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 Engineering	3.41%	8.21%	4.52%
XPEL	10.84%	21.17%	16.90%

Which has stronger valuation & 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mayville Engineering	$581.60M	0.51	$25.97M	$0.85	17.06
XPEL	$420.40M	2.46	$45.49M	$1.76	21.22

Which has more risk and volatility, MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.53%. Given Mayville Engineering's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)	3.25
XPEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to MEC or XPEL?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 5 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 13 mentions for XPEL. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat XPEL's score of 0.07 indicating that Mayville Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mayville Engineering	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPEL	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.