Ilika (IKA) Competitors GBX 38.20 +0.70 (+1.87%) As of 04/1/2025 12:47 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IKA vs. LUCE, XPP, SUP, CWR, DWHA, DWHT, AFC, DIA, EAAS, and GELNShould you be buying Ilika stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ilika include Luceco (LUCE), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Ceres Power (CWR), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), AFC Energy (AFC), Dialight (DIA), eEnergy Group (EAAS), and Gelion (GELN). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Ilika vs. Luceco XP Power Supreme Ceres Power Dewhurst Group Dewhurst Group AFC Energy Dialight eEnergy Group Gelion Luceco (LON:LUCE) and Ilika (LON:IKA) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUCE or IKA? 23.7% of Luceco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Ilika shares are owned by institutional investors. 57.8% of Luceco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Ilika shares are owned by 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LUCE or IKA? Ilika received 88 more outperform votes than Luceco when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.96% of users gave Ilika an outperform vote while only 68.42% of users gave Luceco an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLucecoOutperform Votes14368.42% Underperform Votes6631.58% IlikaOutperform Votes23168.96% Underperform Votes10431.04% Is LUCE or IKA more profitable? Luceco has a net margin of 8.41% compared to Ilika's net margin of -631.68%. Luceco's return on equity of 19.86% beat Ilika's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Luceco8.41% 19.86% 8.58% Ilika -631.68%-22.47%-15.68% Does the media prefer LUCE or IKA? In the previous week, Luceco had 6 more articles in the media than Ilika. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Luceco and 0 mentions for Ilika. Luceco's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Ilika's score of 0.00 indicating that Luceco is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Luceco Positive Ilika Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, LUCE or IKA? Luceco has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ilika has a beta of 1.94, meaning that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LUCE or IKA? Luceco has higher revenue and earnings than Ilika. Ilika is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Luceco, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLuceco£227.36M0.90£19.13M£11.8710.70Ilika£799.03K79.76-£5.05M-£3.03-12.59 Do analysts prefer LUCE or IKA? Ilika has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 161.78%. Given Ilika's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ilika is more favorable than Luceco.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Luceco 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ilika 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryLuceco beats Ilika on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Ilika News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IKA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IKA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIlikaElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£63.73M£3.39B£6.82B£2.57BDividend Yield0.76%3.67%3.55%4.95%P/E Ratio-12.597.5721.72140.12Price / Sales79.76996.8376.13262,597.20Price / Cash1.9612.3626.7827.90Price / Book2.993.063.644.54Net Income-£5.05M-£42.19M£793.46M£5.76B7 Day Performance5.38%-1.47%-1.01%0.34%1 Month Performance-12.18%-5.52%-1.73%5.74%1 Year Performance36.92%-2.36%17.08%107.79% Ilika Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IKAIlikaN/AGBX 38.20+1.9%GBX 100+161.8%+36.9%£63.73M£799,031.68-12.5972Gap DownLUCELucecoN/AGBX 144.13+1.5%N/A-8.8%£231.71M£227.36M12.151,504Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseXPPXP Power2.5166 of 5 starsGBX 802+0.9%GBX 1,440+79.6%-30.2%£194.03M£289.20M-13.272,435News CoverageGap DownSUPSupremeN/AGBX 150-3.8%N/A+23.2%£174.63M£219.82M7.827,800CWRCeres Power2.5673 of 5 starsGBX 63.25+4.2%GBX 340+437.5%-61.4%£123.30M£39.90M-3.06591Negative NewsGap UpDWHADewhurst GroupN/AGBX 567+2.2%N/A-12.8%£70.17M£93.67M8.64338Gap UpDWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 1,050-2.3%N/A+1.0%£69.71M£50.25M8.58338Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap DownAFCAFC Energy2.9942 of 5 starsGBX 5.87-9.7%GBX 4,000+68,054.7%-64.0%£50.22M£497,288.65-2.24120High Trading VolumeDIADialightN/AGBX 120-3.6%N/A-29.5%£47.80M£160.31M-2.071,358Gap DownEAASeEnergy Group2.4158 of 5 starsGBX 4.50+3.4%GBX 12+166.7%-24.2%£17.43M£19.19M-4.02131Positive NewsGap UpGELNGelionN/AGBX 9.50-7.3%N/A-25.2%£12.05MN/A-1.4543Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Luceco Alternatives XP Power Alternatives Supreme Alternatives Ceres Power Alternatives Dewhurst Group Alternatives Dewhurst Group Alternatives AFC Energy Alternatives Dialight Alternatives eEnergy Group Alternatives Gelion Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IKA) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredDOGE Social Security bombshell?Elon Musk just dropped another bombshell... 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