Mayville Engineering (MEC) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MEC or XPEL?

In the previous week, Mayville Engineering had 3 more articles in the media than XPEL. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mayville Engineering and 2 mentions for XPEL. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat XPEL's score of 0.47 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPEL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is MEC or XPEL more profitable?

XPEL has a net margin of 10.92% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 4.09%. XPEL's return on equity of 21.89% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayville Engineering	4.09%	9.30%	4.93%
XPEL	10.92%	21.89%	17.30%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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. 7.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	0.56	$25.97M	$1.08	14.67
XPEL	$420.40M	2.30	$45.49M	$1.71	20.46

Do analysts prefer MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering presently has a consensus target price of $21.33, suggesting a potential upside of 34.64%. XPEL has a consensus target price of $58.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.76%. 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
XPEL	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.