Ceps (CEPS) Competitors

Nexus Infrastructure (LON:NEXS) and Ceps (LON:CEPS) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer NEXS or CEPS?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Ceps. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Ceps. Nexus Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Ceps' score of 0.00 indicating that Nexus Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexus Infrastructure	Neutral
Ceps	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NEXS or CEPS?

Nexus Infrastructure received 34 more outperform votes than Ceps when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.50% of users gave Ceps an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave Nexus Infrastructure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nexus Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 88 67.18%	Underperform Votes 43 32.82%
Ceps	Outperform Votes 54 67.50%	Underperform Votes 26 32.50%

Is NEXS or CEPS more profitable?

Ceps has a net margin of 2.07% compared to Nexus Infrastructure's net margin of -16.28%. Ceps' return on equity of 23.34% beat Nexus Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexus Infrastructure	-16.28%	-32.02%	-8.56%
Ceps	2.07%	23.34%	7.07%

Which has more risk and volatility, NEXS or CEPS?

Nexus Infrastructure has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ceps has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NEXS or CEPS?

Ceps has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nexus Infrastructure. Nexus Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ceps, 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
Nexus Infrastructure	£63.25M	0.22	-£10.30M	-£114.93	-1.36
Ceps	£30.51M	0.16	N/A	£0.03	762.87

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NEXS or CEPS?

53.1% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.9% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 72.9% of Ceps shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Nexus Infrastructure and Ceps tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.