Apax Global Alpha (APAX) Competitors

3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) and Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

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

53.2% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor 3IN or APAX?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Apax Global Alpha. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Apax Global Alpha. 3i Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apax Global Alpha	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is 3IN or APAX more profitable?

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%
Apax Global Alpha	45.55%	0.27%	2.57%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 3IN or APAX?

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Apax Global Alpha 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	£338M	9.66	£347M	£0.36	980.61
Apax Global Alpha	-£44.79M	-17.77	£4.12M	-£0.11	-1,508.23

Is 3IN or APAX a better dividend stock?

3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 3i Infrastructure pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apax Global Alpha pays out -120.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Apax Global Alpha is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Apax Global Alpha on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.