NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) Competitors

NB Private Equity Partners (LON:NBPE) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Is NBPE or 3IN more profitable?

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to NB Private Equity Partners' net margin of -215.03%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat NB Private Equity Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NB Private Equity Partners	-215.03%	-1.71%	-0.61%
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

Does the media prefer NBPE or 3IN?

In the previous week, NB Private Equity Partners had 3 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NB Private Equity Partners and 0 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. NB Private Equity Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.75 indicating that NB Private Equity Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NB Private Equity Partners	Positive
3i Infrastructure	Positive

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

NB Private Equity Partners has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

53.1% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NBPE or 3IN?

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than NB Private Equity Partners. NB Private Equity Partners 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
NB Private Equity Partners	£12.90M	64.91	-£27.74M	-£38.13	-37.87
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.74	£347M	£0.38	932.89

Is NBPE or 3IN a better dividend stock?

NB Private Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. NB Private Equity Partners pays out -186.2% 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. NB Private Equity Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats NB Private Equity Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.