Hubbell (NYSE:HUBB – Get Free Report) and XCHG (NASDAQ:XCH – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Hubbell and XCHG, as provided by MarketBeat.
| 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 presently has a consensus price target of $551.78, indicating a potential upside of 18.45%. Given Hubbell’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hubbell is more favorable than XCHG.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Hubbell and XCHG”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hubbell | $5.84 billion | 4.21 | $887.10 million | $16.89 | 27.58 |
| XCHG | $25.10 million | 0.50 | -$32.50 million | ($1.60) | -1.94 |
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.
Volatility and 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.
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 |
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.
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