Mayville Engineering (MEC) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering presently has a consensus target price of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.06%. XPEL has a consensus target price of $58.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.38%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XPEL is more favorable than Mayville Engineering.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mayville Engineering	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor MEC or XPEL?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 4 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 1 mentions for XPEL. XPEL's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Mayville Engineering's score of 0.42 indicating that XPEL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is MEC or XPEL 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
Mayville Engineering	4.09%	9.30%	4.93%
XPEL	10.92%	21.89%	17.30%

Which has better 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	0.59	$25.97M	$1.08	15.56
XPEL	$420.40M	2.59	$45.49M	$1.71	23.01

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MEC or XPEL?

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, MEC or XPEL?

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

Summary

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