NuScale Power (SMR) Competitors

NuScale Power (NYSE:SMR) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is SMR or XPEL more profitable?

XPEL has a net margin of 11.61% compared to NuScale Power's net margin of -1,089.32%. XPEL's return on equity of 24.68% beat NuScale Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NuScale Power	-1,089.32%	-72.85%	-34.32%
XPEL	11.61%	24.68%	18.58%

Do analysts rate SMR or XPEL?

NuScale Power currently has a consensus price target of $16.60, suggesting a potential downside of 5.05%. XPEL has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.75%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe XPEL is more favorable than NuScale Power.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NuScale Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor SMR or XPEL?

In the previous week, NuScale Power had 2 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for NuScale Power and 6 mentions for XPEL. NuScale Power's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat XPEL's score of 1.00 indicating that NuScale Power is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NuScale Power	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPEL	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMR or XPEL?

XPEL received 32 more outperform votes than NuScale Power when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave NuScale Power an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave XPEL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NuScale Power	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 55.56%	Underperform Votes 36 44.44%

Which has more risk and volatility, SMR or XPEL?

NuScale Power has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its stock price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SMR or XPEL?

XPEL has higher revenue and earnings than NuScale Power. NuScale Power 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
NuScale Power	$37.05M	133.28	-$58.36M	-$1.47	-11.89
XPEL	$420.40M	1.94	$52.80M	$1.64	18.03

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

78.4% of NuScale Power shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of NuScale Power shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

XPEL beats NuScale Power on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.