XP Power (XPP) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer VLX or XPP?

In the previous week, Volex had 3 more articles in the media than XP Power. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Volex and 1 mentions for XP Power. XP Power's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Volex's score of -0.18 indicating that XP Power is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Volex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
XP Power	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VLX or XPP a better dividend stock?

Volex pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. XP Power pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Volex pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. XP Power pays out -12,533.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XP Power is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VLX or XPP?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLX or XPP?

XP Power received 40 more outperform votes than Volex when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.72% of users gave Volex an outperform vote while only 74.86% of users gave XP Power an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Volex	Outperform Votes 237 75.72%	Underperform Votes 76 24.28%
XP Power	Outperform Votes 277 74.86%	Underperform Votes 93 25.14%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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	£912.80M	0.59	£39.30M	£0.16	1,853.13
XP Power	£283.30M	1.10	-£14.70M	-£0.75	-1,754.67

Is VLX or XPP more profitable?

Volex has a net margin of 4.30% compared to XP Power's net margin of -5.19%. Volex's return on equity of 14.15% beat XP Power's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Volex	4.30%	14.15%	6.30%
XP Power	-5.19%	-10.09%	2.24%

Which has more risk & volatility, VLX or XPP?

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

Do analysts recommend VLX or XPP?

Volex presently has a consensus price target of GBX 415, indicating a potential upside of 39.97%. XP Power has a consensus price target of GBX 1,656.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.89%. Given Volex's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Volex is more favorable than XP Power.

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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Volex beats XP Power on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.