3i Infrastructure (3IN) Competitors

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Is PSH or 3IN more profitable?

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to Pershing Square's net margin of 75.97%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

Does the media prefer PSH or 3IN?

In the previous week, Pershing Square had 4 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pershing Square and 2 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.53 indicating that Pershing Square is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
3i Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PSH or 3IN?

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than 3i Infrastructure. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pershing Square	£3.57B	2.79	£2.71B	£953.80	4.57
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.47	£347M	£0.38	903.95

Which has more risk and volatility, PSH or 3IN?

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PSH or 3IN?

6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PSH or 3IN a better dividend stock?

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 3,157.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Pershing Square beats 3i Infrastructure on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.