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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

84.3% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 36.7% of Mobile Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mobile Infrastructure	$37.01 million	3.21	-$5.76 million	($0.39)	-7.21
Foxtons Group	$209.49 million	0.80	$17.89 million	N/A	N/A

Foxtons Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mobile Infrastructure.

Risk & Volatility

Mobile Infrastructure has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foxtons Group has a beta of -0.42, indicating that its share price is 142% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Mobile Infrastructure and Foxtons Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Mobile Infrastructure presently has a consensus target price of $5.88, suggesting a potential upside of 109.07%. Given Mobile Infrastructure’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Mobile Infrastructure is more favorable than Foxtons Group.

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.