Head-To-Head Comparison: Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) versus XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL)

Cooper-Standard (NYSE:CPS) and XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Cooper-Standard and XPEL, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cooper-Standard	0	1	0	0	2.00
XPEL	1	0	0	0	1.00

Cooper-Standard presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 59.13%. Given Cooper-Standard’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Cooper-Standard is more favorable than XPEL.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cooper-Standard and XPEL”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cooper-Standard	$2.73 billion	0.19	-$78.75 million	$1.62	18.12
XPEL	$420.40 million	2.43	$45.49 million	$1.76	20.98

XPEL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cooper-Standard. Cooper-Standard is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPEL, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Cooper-Standard and XPEL’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cooper-Standard	1.08%	N/A	-0.58%
XPEL	10.84%	21.17%	16.90%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.1% of Cooper-Standard shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.1% of XPEL shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Cooper-Standard 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Cooper-Standard has a beta of 2.92, meaning that its share price is 192% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XPEL has a beta of 1.83, meaning that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

XPEL beats Cooper-Standard on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cooper-Standard

Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., manufactures and sells sealing, fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems in the United States, Mexico, China, Poland, Canada, Germany, France, and internationally. The company offers sealing systems, including dynamic seals, static seals, encapsulated glasses, textured surfaces with cloth appearance, obstacle detection sensor systems, FlushSeal systems, variable extrusions, specialty sealing products, stainless steel trims, and frameless systems. It also provides fuel and brake delivery systems comprising chassis and tank fuel lines and bundles, metallic brake lines and bundles, quick connects, low oligomer multi-layer convoluted tubes, brake jounce lines, direct injection and port fuel rails, MagAlloy break tube coating, and ArmorTube brake tube coating. In addition, the company offers fluid transfer systems, such as heater/coolant hoses, turbo charger hoses, charged air cooler ducts/assemblies, diesel particulate filter lines, secondary air hoses, degas tanks and deaerators, brake and clutch hoses, air intake and discharge systems, transmission oil cooling hoses, high temperature MLTs, and multilayer tubing for glycol thermal management. Its products are primarily used in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by automotive original equipment manufacturers and replacement markets. Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Northville, Michigan.

About XPEL

XPEL, Inc. sells, distributes, and installs protective films and coatings worldwide. The company offers automotive surface and paint protection film, headlight protection, and automotive and architectural window films, as well as proprietary DAP software. It also provides pre-cut film products, merchandise and apparel, ceramic coatings, and tools and accessories. In addition, the company offers paint protection kits, car wash products, after-care products, and installation tools through its website. The company sells and distributes its products through independent installers, new car dealerships, third-party distributors, automobile original equipment manufacturers, and company-owned installation centers, as well as through franchisees and online channels. The company serves in the United States, China, Canada, Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East/Africa, and internationally. XPEL, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas.