3i Infrastructure (3IN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor 3IN or PSH?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Pershing Square. 3i Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.67 indicating that 3i Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

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

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

55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square 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.

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

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
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.34	£347M	£0.38	889.58
Pershing Square	£3.57B	2.63	£2.71B	£953.80	4.31

Is 3IN or PSH 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
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%

Is 3IN or PSH a better dividend stock?

3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 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. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Pershing Square beats 3i Infrastructure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.