Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, NEXS or BILN?

Nexus Infrastructure has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Billington has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NEXS or BILN?

Billington has higher revenue and earnings than Nexus Infrastructure. Nexus Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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	-1.35
Billington	£132.72M	0.35	£10.46M	£83.12	4.49

Is NEXS or BILN more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Nexus Infrastructure's net margin of -16.28%. Billington's return on equity of 20.60% beat Nexus Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexus Infrastructure	-16.28%	-32.02%	-8.56%
Billington	7.88%	20.60%	10.37%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEXS or BILN?

53.1% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.9% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer NEXS or BILN?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Billington. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Billington. Nexus Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Billington's score of -0.68 indicating that Nexus Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexus Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Billington	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is NEXS or BILN a better dividend stock?

Nexus Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Nexus Infrastructure pays out -2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Billington pays out 24.1% 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.

Summary

Billington beats Nexus Infrastructure on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.