XP Power (XPP) Competitors

Volex (LON:VLX) and XP Power (LON:XPP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to VLX or XPP?

In the previous week, Volex had 3 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Volex and 0 mentions for XP Power. XP Power's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Volex's score of -0.62 indicating that XP Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Volex	Negative
XP Power	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VLX or XPP?

35.0% of Volex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of XP Power shares are held by institutional investors. 32.8% of Volex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of XP Power shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, VLX or XPP?

Volex has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP Power has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VLX or XPP a better dividend stock?

Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. XP Power pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Volex pays out 21.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XP Power pays out -155.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. XP Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate VLX or XPP?

Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 370, suggesting a potential upside of 52.26%. XP Power has a consensus price target of GBX 1,470, suggesting a potential upside of 129.33%. Given XP Power's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe XP Power is more favorable than Volex.

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)	3.00
XP Power	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VLX or XPP?

XP Power received 39 more outperform votes than Volex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.80% of users gave Volex an outperform vote while only 74.66% of users gave XP Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Volex	Outperform Votes 238 75.80%	Underperform Votes 76 24.20%
XP Power	Outperform Votes 277 74.66%	Underperform Votes 94 25.34%

Is VLX or XPP more profitable?

Volex has a net margin of 4.21% compared to XP Power's net margin of -5.19%. Volex's return on equity of 12.97% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volex	4.21%	12.97%	6.30%
XP Power	-5.19%	-9.45%	2.24%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VLX or XPP?

Volex has higher revenue and earnings than XP Power. XP Power is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volex, 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
Volex	£1.29B	0.44	£54.37M	£18.58	13.08
XP Power	£289.20M	0.54	-£15.01M	-£60.45	-10.60

Summary

Volex beats XP Power on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.