Nexus Infrastructure (NEXS) Competitors

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

Is BILN or NEXS more profitable?

Billington has a net margin of 7.88% compared to Nexus Infrastructure's net margin of -16.28%. Billington's return on equity of 20.60% beat Nexus Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Billington	7.88%	20.60%	10.37%
Nexus Infrastructure	-16.28%	-32.02%	-8.56%

Does the media favor BILN or NEXS?

In the previous week, Nexus Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than Billington. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Nexus Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Billington. Nexus Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Billington's score of 0.00 indicating that Nexus Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Billington	Neutral
Nexus Infrastructure	Neutral

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

44.1% of Billington shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.1% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.8% of Billington shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 30.9% of Nexus Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BILN or NEXS?

Billington received 27 more outperform votes than Nexus Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.68% of users gave Billington an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave Nexus Infrastructure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Billington	Outperform Votes 115 74.68%	Underperform Votes 39 25.32%
Nexus Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 88 67.18%	Underperform Votes 43 32.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, BILN or NEXS?

Billington has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% 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.

Is BILN or NEXS a better dividend stock?

Billington pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Nexus Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Billington pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nexus Infrastructure pays out -2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BILN or NEXS?

Billington has higher revenue and earnings than Nexus Infrastructure. Nexus Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Billington, 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
Billington	£132.72M	0.44	£10.46M	£83.12	5.53
Nexus Infrastructure	£63.25M	0.23	-£10.30M	-£114.93	-1.40

Summary

Billington beats Nexus Infrastructure on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.