XPEL (XPEL) Competitors

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

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 valuation & earnings, MEC or XPEL?

XPEL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mayville Engineering. Mayville Engineering is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPEL, 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	$581.60M	0.49	$7.84M	$1.24	11.26
XPEL	$420.40M	2.19	$52.80M	$1.64	20.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 7.2% of Mayville Engineering shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor MEC or XPEL?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 1 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 1 mentions for XPEL. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat XPEL's score of 0.27 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
XPEL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering received 44 more outperform votes than XPEL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.97% 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 89 55.97%	Underperform Votes 70 44.03%
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 55.56%	Underperform Votes 36 44.44%

Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.03%. XPEL has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 47.28%. Given XPEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XPEL is more favorable than Mayville Engineering.

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 risk & volatility, MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.