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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	64.10	-£27.74M	-£38.13	-37.40
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.67	£347M	£0.38	925.00

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%

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

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

Do insiders and institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 5.0%. 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.

Does the media refer more to NBPE or 3IN?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than NB Private Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 0 mentions for NB Private Equity Partners. NB Private Equity Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.00 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	Neutral

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats NB Private Equity Partners on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.