Financial Comparison: XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) & Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB)

Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB) and XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Hubbell has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XCHG has a beta of -1.24, indicating that its share price is 224% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.2% of Hubbell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Hubbell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Hubbell and XCHG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hubbell	14.49%	27.11%	11.48%
XCHG	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Hubbell and XCHG”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hubbell	$5.84 billion	4.11	$887.10 million	$16.89	26.92
XCHG	$25.10 million	0.52	-$32.50 million	($1.60)	-2.00

Hubbell has higher revenue and earnings than XCHG. XCHG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hubbell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Hubbell and XCHG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hubbell	0	5	5	1	2.64
XCHG	1	1	0	0	1.50

Hubbell currently has a consensus price target of $551.78, indicating a potential upside of 21.38%. Given Hubbell’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hubbell is more favorable than XCHG.

Summary

Hubbell beats XCHG on 15 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hubbell

Hubbell Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells electrical and utility solutions in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Electrical Solutions and Utility Solutions. The Electrical Solution segment offers standard and special application wiring device products, rough-in electrical products, connector and grounding products, lighting fixtures, and other electrical equipment for use in industrial, commercial, and institutional facilities by electrical contractors, maintenance personnel, electricians, utilities, and telecommunications companies, as well as components and assemblies. It also designs and manufactures various industrial controls, and communication systems for use in the non-residential and industrial markets, as well as in the oil and gas, and mining industries. This segment sells its products through electrical and industrial distributors, home centers, retail and hardware outlets, lighting showrooms, and residential product-oriented internet sites; and special application products primarily through wholesale distributors to contractors, industrial customers, and original equipment manufacturers. The Utility Solution segment designs, manufactures, and sells electrical distribution, transmission, substation, and telecommunications products, such as arresters, insulators, connectors, anchors, bushings, and enclosures cutoffs and switches; and utility infrastructure products, including smart meters, communications systems, and protection and control devices. This segment sells its products to distributors. Its brand portfolio includes Hubbell, Kellems, Bryant, Burndy, CMC, Bell, TayMac, Wiegmann, Killark, Hawke, Aclara, Fargo, Quazite, Hot Box, etc. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.

About XCHG

XCHG Limited, branded as XCharge, is a company whose subsidiaries design, manufacture, and sell electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions under the X-Charge name in Europe, China, the United States, and other international markets. The company focuses on DC fast-charging infrastructure, including its C6 and C7 series chargers and Net Zero battery-integrated fast-charging systems, and also provides related software upgrades and hardware maintenance services for EV manufacturers, energy companies, and charge point operators. Founded in 2015, XCHG positions itself as a global provider of integrated EV charging solutions that combine high-power charging with smart energy management.