JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT) Competitors

JPMorgan European Discovery (LON:JEDT) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, JEDT or ESCT?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JEDT or ESCT a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 5,555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust 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. The European Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JEDT or ESCT?

59.2% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JEDT or ESCT?

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust and 1 mentions for JPMorgan European Discovery. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat JPMorgan European Discovery's score of 0.00 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The European Smaller Companies Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JEDT or ESCT?

JPMorgan European Discovery and The European Smaller Companies Trust both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan European Discovery	N/A	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Is JEDT or ESCT more profitable?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 85.82% compared to JPMorgan European Discovery's net margin of 71.30%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.80% beat JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Discovery	71.30%	4.17%	2.78%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	85.82%	10.80%	6.54%

Do analysts recommend JEDT or ESCT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JEDT or ESCT?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Discovery. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan European Discovery, 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
JPMorgan European Discovery	£39.60M	18.16	£28.24M	£0.18	2,666.67
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£91.68M	8.01	£78.68M	£0.20	917.00

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust beats JPMorgan European Discovery on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.