Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 257 -6.00 (-2.28%) As of 03/28/2025 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock VLX vs. CLSN, SMS, TFW, LUCE, XPP, SUP, CWR, DWHT, DWHA, and IKAShould you be buying Volex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Volex include Calisen (CLSN), Smart Metering Systems (SMS), FW Thorpe (TFW), Luceco (LUCE), XP Power (XPP), Supreme (SUP), Ceres Power (CWR), Dewhurst Group (DWHT), Dewhurst Group (DWHA), and Ilika (IKA). These companies are all part of the "electrical equipment & parts" industry. Volex vs. Calisen Smart Metering Systems FW Thorpe Luceco XP Power Supreme Ceres Power Dewhurst Group Dewhurst Group Ilika Calisen (LON:CLSN) and Volex (LON:VLX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CLSN or VLX? Volex has higher revenue and earnings than Calisen. Calisen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCalisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/AVolex£1.29B0.46£54.37M£18.5813.83 Is CLSN or VLX more profitable? Volex has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Calisen's net margin of 0.00%. Volex's return on equity of 12.97% beat Calisen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CalisenN/A N/A N/A Volex 4.21%12.97%6.30% Do analysts rate CLSN or VLX? Volex has a consensus price target of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 55.64%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than Calisen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Calisen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLSN or VLX? Volex received 227 more outperform votes than Calisen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Calisen an outperform vote while only 75.72% of users gave Volex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCalisenOutperform Votes1090.91% Underperform Votes19.09%VolexOutperform Votes23775.72% Underperform Votes7624.28% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLSN or VLX? 35.0% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CLSN or VLX? In the previous week, Volex had 1 more articles in the media than Calisen. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for Calisen. Calisen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Volex's score of -1.10 indicating that Calisen is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Calisen Neutral Volex Negative SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Volex News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VLX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 VLX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVolexElectrical Equipment & Parts IndustryIndustrials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£596.07M£3.68B£6.87B£2.61BDividend Yield1.21%3.67%3.53%4.82%P/E Ratio13.837.7620.74141.38Price / Sales0.46960.4575.49283,159.35Price / Cash16.4812.3626.8728.02Price / Book1.353.113.704.62Net Income£54.37M-£42.19M£795.56M£5.81B7 Day Performance-6.38%-1.70%-0.75%1.42%1 Month Performance-4.81%-5.13%-1.13%7.35%1 Year Performance-10.76%2.57%18.22%112.38% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex3.047 of 5 starsGBX 257-2.3%GBX 400+55.6%-10.8%£596.07M£1.29B13.8312,000Negative NewsCLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361News CoverageTFWFW ThorpeN/AGBX 297flatN/A-23.1%£349.91M£176.56M14.39900LUCELucecoN/AGBX 142-1.4%N/A-2.1%£228.30M£227.36M11.971,504Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseNews CoverageXPPXP PowerN/AGBX 795-1.5%GBX 1,440+81.1%-24.6%£192.34M£289.20M-13.152,435High Trading VolumeSUPSupremeN/AGBX 156+3.3%N/A+21.9%£181.62M£219.82M8.147,800CWRCeres Power2.6082 of 5 starsGBX 60.70-7.8%GBX 340+460.1%-61.0%£118.33M£39.90M-2.94591DWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 1,075flatN/A+1.8%£71.37M£50.25M8.79338Dividend IncreaseGap DownDWHADewhurst GroupN/AGBX 567+2.2%N/A-14.6%£70.17M£93.67M8.64338Gap UpIKAIlikaN/AGBX 36.90-2.9%GBX 100+171.0%+37.6%£61.56M£799,031.68-12.1672Gap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLSN Alternatives SMS Alternatives TFW Alternatives LUCE Alternatives XPP Alternatives SUP Alternatives CWR Alternatives DWHT Alternatives DWHA Alternatives IKA 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:VLX) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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