TwentyFour Income (TFIF) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TFIF or 3IN?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than TwentyFour Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for TwentyFour Income. TwentyFour Income's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that TwentyFour Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TwentyFour Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
3i Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, TFIF or 3IN?

TwentyFour Income has higher earnings, but lower revenue than 3i Infrastructure. TwentyFour Income 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
TwentyFour Income	£55.96M	15.04	£868.58M	£115.93	0.97
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.67	£347M	£0.38	925.00

Is TFIF or 3IN more profitable?

TwentyFour Income has a net margin of 1,552.21% compared to 3i Infrastructure's net margin of 92.78%. TwentyFour Income's return on equity of 103.44% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TwentyFour Income	1,552.21%	103.44%	N/A
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

Is TFIF or 3IN a better dividend stock?

TwentyFour Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. TwentyFour Income pays out 8.6% 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. TwentyFour Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TFIF or 3IN?

57.7% of TwentyFour Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TwentyFour Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TwentyFour Income beats 3i Infrastructure on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.