HLP vs LUD vs LXFR Stock Comparison

Hongli, Luda Technology and Luxfer Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HLP Hongli Group Inc.
$4.19 +71.0% 1M +173.9% 1Y
Market cap
$296.69M
P/E
158.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.26 -0.1% 1M +33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$461.47M
P/E
74.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Luxfer Holdings leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Luxfer Holdings 3, Hongli 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHLPLUDLXFRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.69M $80.63M $461.47M LXFR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 158.4x 155.8x 74.4x LXFR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.4x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -11.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 1.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 5.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +173.9% -55.4% +33.8% HLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -3.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 119.3% 144.1% 33.1% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 53/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

HLPLUDLXFR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHLPLUDLXFR
Valuation 7 #189 of 203 20 #163 of 203 57 #87 of 203
Growth – – 20 #151 of 188
Profitability – – 40 #111 of 183
Financial Health 54 #99 of 216 39 #133 of 216 66 #74 of 216
Shareholder Returns – – 83 #27 of 152
Overall – – 53
  • HLP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHLPLUDLXFRSPY
1 month +71.0%-1.3%-0.1% +0.7%
3 months +243.4%-5.3%+1.4% +3.7%
6 months +444.2%-37.1%+14.7% +7.1%
Year to date +302.9%-39.3%+27.6% +12.8%
1 year +173.9%-55.4%+33.8% +11.9%
3 years +90.5%—+103.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.0%—+26.7% +22.8%
5 years ——-14.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——-3.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureHLPLUDLXFRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 119.3%144.1%33.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 130.9%142.0%39.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.091.210.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.46-0.381.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.9%-83.8%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-67.1%-9.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.19$11.85$19.08 $779.14
52-week low $0.43$3.20$11.51 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHLPLUDLXFR
P/E now vs peer median 158.4xmedian 25.8x 155.8xmedian 25.8x 74.5xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x 15.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -701.0xmedian 22.2x -40.8xmedian 22.2x 24.4xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 —median 1.45 56.45median 1.45

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHLPLUDLXFR
Revenue – – $355.20M
Gross profit – – $89.00M
Operating income – – $22.40M
Net income – – $6.20M
Free cash flow – – $18.90M
R&D – – $5.60M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.81M $4.77M $19.90M
Total debt $47.35M $49.69M $57.70M
Shares (diluted) 73.44M 22.24M 27.30M
Enterprise value $292.12M $34.98M $406.97M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHLPLUDLXFR
P/E 158.4x 155.8x 74.5x
P/FCF -701.0x -40.8x 24.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 15.4x
P/S 15.7x 2.6x 1.3x
P/B 5.3x 4.0x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 4.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.5x
EV/EBIT – – 22.3x
EV/Revenue – – 1.4x
EV/FCF – – 26.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 16.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 56.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHLPLUDLXFR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -3.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 2.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -4.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -56.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -56.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 1.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -31.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -47.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHLPLUDLXFR
Gross margin – – 25.1%
EBITDA margin – – 9.1%
Operating margin – – 6.3%
Pretax margin – – 5.2%
Net margin – – 1.7%
FCF margin – – 5.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 8.4%
Return on equity – – 2.8%
Return on assets – – 1.6%
Return on invested capital – – 5.2%
Return on capital employed – – 7.3%
Asset turnover – – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 4.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHLPLUDLXFR
Debt / assets 16.0% 25.8% 15.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.2x
Debt / FCF – – 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 19.9% 54.8% 42.1%
Equity / assets 80.1% 45.2% 57.9%
Interest coverage – – 6.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.8x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 3.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHLPLUDLXFR
Dividend yield – – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – 0.6%
Shareholder yield – – 2.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHLPLUDLXFR
Forward P/E – – 17.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $0.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -10.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +41.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $386.72MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +4.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHLPLUDLXFR
Held by institutions – – 91.6%
Institutions holding – – 137
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -1.6%
Institutions buying – – 76
Institutions selling – – 41
Buyers to sellers – – 1.85

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HLPLUDLXFR
HLP 1.00 -0.02 -0.14
LUD -0.02 1.00 0.09
LXFR -0.14 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HLP, LUD and LXFR?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hongli (HLP) $296.69M, Luda Technology (LUD) $80.63M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $461.47M.

Which stock is cheaper, HLP, LUD and LXFR?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hongli (HLP) 158.4x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 74.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hongli (HLP) returned the most: Hongli (HLP) +173.9%, Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +33.8%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Hongli (HLP) 119.3%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 33.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HLP, LUD and LXFR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.