Ceps (CEPS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CEPS or NEXS?

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

Is CEPS or NEXS 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
Ceps	2.07%	23.34%	7.07%
Nexus Infrastructure	-16.28%	-32.02%	-8.56%

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

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

Does the media favor CEPS or NEXS?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Ceps. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Ceps. Nexus Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Ceps' score of 0.00 indicating that Nexus Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ceps	Neutral
Nexus Infrastructure	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CEPS or NEXS?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CEPS or NEXS?

Ceps has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Ceps	£30.51M	0.15	N/A	£0.03	750.00
Nexus Infrastructure	£63.25M	0.23	-£10.30M	-£114.93	-1.40

Summary

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