Mayville Engineering (MEC) 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 community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Is MEC or XPEL more profitable?

XPEL has a net margin of 11.59% compared to Mayville Engineering's net margin of 1.69%. XPEL's return on equity of 26.80% beat Mayville Engineering's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mayville Engineering	1.69%	5.81%	2.69%
XPEL	11.59%	26.80%	19.71%

Do analysts recommend MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.68%. XPEL has a consensus price target of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.83%. Given XPEL's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
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 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, indicating 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 and Mayville Engineering both had 5 articles in the media. Mayville Engineering's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat XPEL's score of 0.23 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XPEL	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MEC or XPEL?

45.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Mayville Engineering shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of XPEL shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MEC or XPEL?

Mayville Engineering received 43 more outperform votes than XPEL when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.77% 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 56.77%	Underperform Votes 67 43.23%
XPEL	Outperform Votes 45 55.56%	Underperform Votes 36 44.44%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	0.75	$7.84M	$0.52	41.33
XPEL	$396.29M	2.72	$52.80M	$1.70	22.91

Summary

XPEL beats Mayville Engineering on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.