Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS) Competitors

Nexus Infrastructure (LON:NEXS) and Van Elle (LON:VANL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, NEXS or VANL?

Nexus Infrastructure has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Van Elle has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NEXS or VANL?

Van Elle received 116 more outperform votes than Nexus Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.28% of users gave Van Elle an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave Nexus Infrastructure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nexus Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 88 67.18%	Underperform Votes 43 32.82%
Van Elle	Outperform Votes 204 75.28%	Underperform Votes 67 24.72%

Is NEXS or VANL a better dividend stock?

Nexus Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Van Elle pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Nexus Infrastructure pays out -588.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Van Elle pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nexus Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation and earnings, NEXS or VANL?

Van Elle has higher revenue and earnings than Nexus Infrastructure. Nexus Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Van Elle, 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	£63.51M	0.17	-£9.98M	-£0.51	-235.29
Van Elle	£139.48M	0.31	£4.21M	£0.04	1,021.25

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NEXS or VANL?

53.1% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Van Elle shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.9% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Van Elle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NEXS or VANL more profitable?

Van Elle has a net margin of 3.02% compared to Nexus Infrastructure's net margin of -15.72%. Van Elle's return on equity of 8.20% beat Nexus Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexus Infrastructure	-15.72%	-27.08%	-8.56%
Van Elle	3.02%	8.20%	3.37%

Does the media favor NEXS or VANL?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Van Elle'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nexus Infrastructure	Neutral
Van Elle	Neutral

Summary

Van Elle beats Nexus Infrastructure on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.