Financial Review: Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) and Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP)

Foxtons Group (OTCMKTS:FXTGY) and Mobile Infrastructure (NASDAQ:BEEP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Foxtons Group and Mobile Infrastructure”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foxtons Group	$209.49 million	0.72	$17.89 million	N/A	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure	$37.01 million	3.11	-$5.76 million	($0.39)	-6.97

Foxtons Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure.

Volatility & Risk

Foxtons Group has a beta of -0.44, suggesting that its share price is 144% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Foxtons Group and Mobile Infrastructure, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foxtons Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mobile Infrastructure	1	0	4	0	2.60

Mobile Infrastructure has a consensus target price of $5.88, indicating a potential upside of 115.99%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mobile Infrastructure is more favorable than Foxtons Group.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 46.2% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Foxtons Group and Mobile Infrastructure’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foxtons Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mobile Infrastructure	-42.13%	-6.87%	-3.05%

Summary

Mobile Infrastructure beats Foxtons Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Foxtons Group

Foxtons Group plc, an estate agency, provides services to the residential property market in the United Kingdom. The company operates through three segments: Lettings, Sales, and Financial Services. The Lettings segment engages in letting and management of residential properties. The Sales segment sells residential properties. The Financial Services segment offers mortgages and related products. Foxtons Group plc was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Mobile Infrastructure

Mobile Infrastructure Corporation is a Maryland corporation. The Company owns a diversified portfolio of parking assets primarily located in the Midwest and Southwest. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 43 parking facilities in 21 separate markets throughout the United States, with a total of 15,700 parking spaces and approximately 5.4 million square feet. The Company also owns approximately 0.2 million square feet of retail/commercial space adjacent to its parking facilities.