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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has better earnings & valuation, 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	0.19	-£9.98M	-£0.51	-259.14
Van Elle	£139.48M	0.32	£4.21M	£0.04	1,048.50

Does the media favor NEXS or VANL?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 4 more articles in the media than Van Elle. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Van Elle. Van Elle's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Nexus Infrastructure's score of 0.15 indicating that Van Elle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexus Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Van Elle	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

Which has more volatility & risk, NEXS or VANL?

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

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 2.3%. 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.

Do analysts recommend NEXS or VANL?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexus Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Van Elle	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NEXS or VANL?

53.1% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.3% of Van Elle shares are held by institutional investors. 30.9% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Van Elle shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Van Elle beats Nexus Infrastructure on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.