Volex (VLX) Competitors GBX 233.50 -9.50 (-3.91%) As of 04/17/2025 01:10 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 Volex (LON:VLX) and Calisen (LON:CLSN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is VLX or CLSN 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 Volex4.21% 12.97% 6.30% Calisen N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate VLX or CLSN? Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 370, indicating a potential upside of 58.46%. Given Volex's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Volex is more favorable than Calisen.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Volex 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Calisen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor VLX or CLSN? In the previous week, Calisen's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Volex's score of -0.29 indicating that Calisen is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Volex Neutral Calisen Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VLX or CLSN? 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 RatioVolex£1.29B0.42£54.37M£18.5812.57Calisen£248.10M0.00N/A-£5.50N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor VLX or CLSN? Volex received 228 more outperform votes than Calisen when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 90.91% of users gave Calisen an outperform vote while only 75.80% of users gave Volex an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVolexOutperform Votes23875.80% Underperform Votes7624.20% CalisenOutperform Votes1090.91% Underperform Votes19.09% Do institutionals and insiders believe in VLX or CLSN? 35.0% of Volex shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryVolex beats Calisen on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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£541.57M£3.48B£6.61B£2.48BDividend Yield1.21%3.66%3.60%4.96%P/E Ratio12.577.7520.27129.75Price / Sales0.42970.9375.31232,042.22Price / Cash16.4812.3626.9928.07Price / Book1.232.733.564.43Net Income£54.37M-£42.19M£800.18M£5.83B7 Day Performance4.01%2.61%1.80%3.01%1 Month Performance-15.40%-6.85%-4.00%-1.06%1 Year Performance-22.94%-13.63%10.57%102.51% Volex Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VLXVolex2.7739 of 5 starsGBX 233.50-3.9%GBX 370+58.5%-18.9%£541.57M£1.29B12.5712,000Gap DownCLSNCalisenN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.43B£248.10M-47.421,748SMSSmart Metering SystemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.27B£135.52M8,654.551,361TFWFW ThorpeN/AGBX 282.75-2.5%N/A-26.8%£333.12M£176.56M13.70900Gap DownLUCELucecoN/AGBX 116.80-4.1%N/A-19.8%£187.78M£227.36M9.841,504Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeXPPXP PowerN/AGBX 674+5.3%GBX 1,440+113.6%-39.5%£163.07M£289.20M-11.152,435Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSUPSupremeN/AGBX 139.25-0.5%N/A+36.9%£162.12M£219.82M7.267,800High Trading VolumeCWRCeres Power2.8961 of 5 starsGBX 54.80+13.6%GBX 340+520.4%-56.5%£106.83M£39.90M-2.65591High Trading VolumeDWHTDewhurst GroupN/AGBX 987+3.9%N/A+4.0%£65.53M£50.25M8.07338Dividend IncreaseDWHADewhurst GroupN/AGBX 522.20flatN/A-9.3%£64.62M£93.67M7.96338High Trading VolumeIKAIlika1.4675 of 5 starsGBX 31.10-8.2%GBX 100+221.5%+26.3%£51.89M£799,031.68-10.2572News CoverageGap Down 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 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your FREE Protection GuideIn the final days of his first term, Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hid...American Alternative | SponsoredElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | Sponsored100-year-old investment secret predicts what?!A 100-year-old indicator has quietly predicted nearly every major market meltdown — including the Dot-Com Bust...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe first casualty of the 2025 trade warThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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