NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE) Competitors

3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) and NB Private Equity Partners (LON:NBPE) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Is 3IN or NBPE 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
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%
NB Private Equity Partners	-215.03%	-1.71%	-0.61%

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

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

Is 3IN or NBPE a better dividend stock?

3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. NB Private Equity Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 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 pays out -186.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NB Private Equity Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to 3IN or NBPE?

In the previous week, NB Private Equity Partners had 3 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NB Private Equity Partners and 0 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. NB Private Equity Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.75 indicating that NB Private Equity Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
3i Infrastructure	Positive
NB Private Equity Partners	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 3IN or NBPE?

55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 3IN or NBPE?

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
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.74	£347M	£0.38	932.89
NB Private Equity Partners	£12.90M	64.91	-£27.74M	-£38.13	-37.87

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats NB Private Equity Partners on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.