XPEL (XPEL) Competitors

Mayville Engineering (NYSE:MEC) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both small-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.83%. XPEL has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.50%. Given Mayville Engineering's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mayville Engineering is more favorable than XPEL.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mayville Engineering	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its share price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEC or XPEL more profitable?

XPEL has a net margin of 11.61% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 2.01%. XPEL's return on equity of 24.68% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayville Engineering	2.01%	5.20%	2.51%
XPEL	11.61%	24.68%	18.58%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MEC or XPEL?

XPEL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mayville Engineering. XPEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mayville Engineering, 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
Mayville Engineering	$588.42M	0.53	$7.84M	$0.59	25.59
XPEL	$418.41M	2.73	$52.80M	$1.75	23.63

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MEC or XPEL?

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering received 43 more outperform votes than XPEL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.70% of users gave Mayville Engineering an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave XPEL an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mayville Engineering	Outperform Votes 88 55.70%	Underperform Votes 70 44.30%
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 55.56%	Underperform Votes 36 44.44%

Does the media favor MEC or XPEL?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering and Mayville Engineering both had 2 articles in the media. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat XPEL's score of 0.29 indicating that Mayville Engineering is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mayville Engineering	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPEL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.