LPL vs SPRS vs UEIC Stock Comparison

LG Display, Surge Components and Universal Electronics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.76 -7.4% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
2 wins
SPRS Surge Components Inc
$3.23 -19.0% 1M +14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.57M
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.54M
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Surge Components leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Surge Components 5, LG Display 2, Universal Electronics 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLPLSPRSUEICLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.77B $18.57M $68.18M LPL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -5.9x 17.2x -4.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.9% +6.5% -17.9% SPRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.7% 2.9% -4.6% SPRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.3% — -1.7% LPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.7% +14.1% +23.3% UEIC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr -2.1%/yr -33.5%/yr SPRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.6% 49.4% 55.6% SPRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 58/100 SPRS

Percentile Scorecard

LPLSPRSUEIC

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

AxisLPLSPRSUEIC
Valuation 94 #8 of 112 98 #3 of 112 89 #13 of 112
Growth 74 #29 of 109 26 #81 of 109 27 #80 of 109
Profitability 37 #66 of 104 50 #53 of 104 36 #67 of 104
Financial Health 9 #106 of 116 84 #19 of 116 44 #65 of 116
Shareholder Returns – – 93 #7 of 81
Overall 53 64 58
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • SPRS ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • UEIC ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLPLSPRSUEICSPY
1 month -7.4%-19.0%+4.5% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%-16.1%+16.3% +3.9%
6 months -34.6%-5.8%+25.9% +8.2%
Year to date -34.4%-5.0%+48.2% +12.9%
1 year -44.7%+14.1%+23.3% +12.3%
3 years -37.6%+17.9%-29.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -14.5%+5.6%-10.8% +23.3%
5 years -67.3%-10.3%-87.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -20.0%-2.1%-33.5% +10.9%
10 years -78.7%+210.6%-92.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year -14.3%+12.0%-22.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLPLSPRSUEICSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.6%49.4%55.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.1%62.1%51.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.33-0.160.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.730.290.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-49.4%-93.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.1%-24.2%-9.0% -1.2%
52-week high $5.76$4.26$5.88 $779.14
52-week low $2.59$2.83$2.76 $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.

MultipleLPLSPRSUEIC
P/E now vs peer median -5.9xmedian 33.2x 17.2xmedian 33.2x -4.5xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 2.8x 0.5xmedian 2.8x 0.2xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 20.0x 3.8xmedian 20.0x 5.7xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 29.8x 13.0xmedian 29.8x 8.4xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.0x 0.8xmedian 3.0x 0.5xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median -0.12median 1.17 -0.87median 1.17 -0.11median 1.17

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 monthsLPLSPRSUEIC
Revenue $17.53B $37.54M $330.57M
Gross profit $2.54B $10.91M $97.69M
Operating income $456.43M $1.08M -$2.77M
Net income -$915.07M $1.08M -$15.10M
Free cash flow $1.37B $1.43M $8.24M
R&D $957.27M – $21.87M
EPS (diluted) $-0.58 $0.18 $-1.13
Cash & equivalents $941.29M $4.72M $32.40M
Total debt $37.49B – $86.37M
Shares (diluted) 797.61M 5.98M 13.43M
Enterprise value -$1.71B -$39.27M -$57.85M

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
MetricLPLSPRSUEIC
P/E -5.9x 17.2x -4.5x
P/FCF 2.0x 13.0x 8.4x
P/Operating cash flow 1.3x 12.9x 6.0x
P/S 0.2x 0.5x 0.2x
P/B 0.6x 0.8x 0.5x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 3.8x 5.7x
EV/EBIT 22.9x 4.0x -20.7x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 0.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF 7.6x 3.0x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x 3.0x 5.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.12 -0.87 -0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLPLSPRSUEIC
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.9% 6.5% -17.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -1.9% -12.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.3% 9.7% -16.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 101.7% -0.9% -8.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 865.5% 2.1% 58.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 29.4% -24.8% 63.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -141.3% 19.6% 7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% -18.8% 40.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 16.5% 9.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.0% -19.9% 41.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 36.2% -61.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -14.1% -34.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 585.0% 52.6% -68.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.6% -13.9% -32.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLPLSPRSUEIC
Gross margin 14.5% 29.1% 29.6%
EBITDA margin – 3.0% 3.0%
Operating margin 2.6% 2.9% -0.8%
Pretax margin -5.1% 4.0% -2.4%
Net margin -2.7% 2.9% -4.6%
FCF margin 7.8% 3.8% 2.5%
Operating cash flow margin 12.2% 3.8% 3.5%
Return on equity -18.1% 5.0% -10.7%
Return on assets -5.1% 3.8% -5.8%
Return on invested capital 3.3% – -1.7%
Return on capital employed 4.4% 4.8% -1.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.3x 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLPLSPRSUEIC
Debt / assets 48.9% – 7.8%
Debt / equity 1.8x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.2x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 72.2% 24.0% 46.5%
Equity / assets 27.8% 76.0% 53.5%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio 0.6x 4.4x 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.3x 3.5x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.3x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.98 4.09 2.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLPLSPRSUEIC
Dividend yield – – 4.5%
Net buyback yield – – 3.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 7.9%
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.

ConsensusLPLSPRSUEIC
Forward P/E – – 11.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.16FY2026 – $0.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -200.0%FY2026 – +54.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +16.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $19.01BFY2026 – $288.89MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 – -21.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.5% – +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLPLSPRSUEIC
Held by institutions 7.8% – 53.5%
Institutions holding 189 – 46
Change in shares held, QoQ +76.8% – -2.2%
Institutions buying 153 – 18
Institutions selling 22 – 16
Buyers to sellers 6.95 – 1.13

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.

LPLSPRSUEIC
LPL 1.00 -0.09 0.01
SPRS -0.09 1.00 0.12
UEIC 0.01 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LPL, SPRS and UEIC?

LG Display (LPL) is the largest by market capitalisation: LG Display (LPL) $2.77B, Surge Components (SPRS) $18.57M, Universal Electronics (UEIC) $68.18M.

Which company is growing faster?

Surge Components (SPRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Surge Components (SPRS) +6.5%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -17.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Surge Components (SPRS) has the highest net margin (LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) 2.9%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -4.6%). On return on invested capital, LG Display (LPL) leads (LG Display (LPL) 3.3%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Universal Electronics (UEIC) returned the most: LG Display (LPL) -44.7%, Surge Components (SPRS) +14.1%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) +23.3%. Over five years, Surge Components (SPRS) compounded fastest (LG Display (LPL) -20.0%/yr, Surge Components (SPRS) -2.1%/yr, Universal Electronics (UEIC) -33.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Surge Components (SPRS) has been the steadiest (LG Display (LPL) 61.6%, Surge Components (SPRS) 49.4%, Universal Electronics (UEIC) 55.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LPL, SPRS and UEIC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Surge Components (SPRS) leads on 5. 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.