LUD vs LXFR vs ZJK Stock Comparison

Luda Technology, Luxfer Holdings and ZJK Industrial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc
$17.31 +0.4% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$463.47M
P/E
74.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$355.20M
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionLUDLXFRZJKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $84.74M $463.47M $81.24M LXFR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 74.8x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 17.5x — –
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 -48.5% +36.8% -49.6% LXFR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.7%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 143.1% 32.4% 97.4% LXFR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 51/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

LUDLXFRZJK

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

AxisLUDLXFRZJK
Valuation – 53 #96 of 204 –
Growth – 18 #156 of 191 –
Profitability – 37 #120 of 189 –
Financial Health 40 #133 of 221 67 #73 of 221 80 #45 of 221
Shareholder Returns – 79 #35 of 159 –
Overall – 51 –
  • LUD ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • LXFR ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • ZJK ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodLUDLXFRZJKSPY
1 month +0.3%+0.4%-37.1% -5.9%
3 months -9.3%+1.3%-25.3% -4.6%
6 months -34.3%+11.5%-59.2% +0.2%
Year to date -40.7%+27.9%-38.0% +7.5%
1 year -48.5%+36.8%-49.6% +8.2%
3 years —+101.3%— +68.3%
3 years, per year —+26.3%— +19.0%
5 years —-21.4%— +56.5%
5 years, per year —-4.7%— +9.4%

Risk

MeasureLUDLXFRZJKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 143.1%32.4%97.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 139.8%37.9%88.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.040.800.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.341.14-0.51 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -83.8%-67.3%-92.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.8%-9.3%-65.2% -5.9%
52-week high $11.85$19.08$3.56 $779.14
52-week low $3.20$11.51$1.24 $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.

MultipleLUDLXFRZJK
P/E now vs peer median —median 23.4x 74.7xmedian 23.4x —median 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x —median 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.4x 15.6xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 21.9x 24.5xmedian 21.9x —median 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.1x 2.1xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.02 56.62median 1.02 —median 1.02

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 monthsLUDLXFRZJK
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 $6.60M $19.90M $21.03M
Total debt $13.16M $57.70M $4.51M
Shares (diluted) 22.24M 27.30M 62.62M
Enterprise value $33.35M $408.97M $5.60M

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
MetricLUDLXFRZJK
P/E – 74.7x –
P/FCF – 24.5x –
P/Operating cash flow – 15.4x –
P/S – 1.3x –
P/B 4.5x 2.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 15.6x –
EV/EBIT – 22.4x –
EV/Revenue – 1.4x –
EV/FCF – 26.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 56.62 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLUDLXFRZJK
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
MetricLUDLXFRZJK
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
MetricLUDLXFRZJK
Debt / assets 30.6% 15.1% 5.3%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.2x –
Debt / FCF – 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 55.1% 42.1% 39.2%
Equity / assets 44.9% 57.9% 60.8%
Interest coverage – 6.6x –
Current ratio 1.6x 2.5x 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.3x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.57 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLUDLXFRZJK
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.

ConsensusLUDLXFRZJK
Forward P/E – 17.5xFY2026 –
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
HoldersLUDLXFRZJK
Held by institutions – 91.6% 0.2%
Institutions holding – 138 11
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.6% -17.3%
Institutions buying – 76 4
Institutions selling – 42 3
Buyers to sellers – 1.81 1.33

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.

LUDLXFRZJK
LUD 1.00 0.08 -0.02
LXFR 0.08 1.00 -0.05
ZJK -0.02 -0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LUD, LXFR and ZJK?

Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Luda Technology (LUD) $84.74M, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) $463.47M, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) $81.24M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) returned the most: Luda Technology (LUD) -48.5%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) +36.8%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) -49.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) has been the steadiest (Luda Technology (LUD) 143.1%, Luxfer Holdings (LXFR) 32.4%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) 97.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.