Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & 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	0.36	£10.46M	£83.12	4.59

Does the media favor NEXS or BILN?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Billington. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Billington. Billington's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Nexus Infrastructure's score of 0.24 indicating that Billington is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexus Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Billington	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 34.8% of Billington shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, NEXS or BILN?

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

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 5.2%. 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.

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%

Summary

Billington beats Nexus Infrastructure on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.