Albion Technology & Gen VCT (AATG) Competitors

Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) and Albion Technology & Gen VCT (LON:AATG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JUP or AATG?

Albion Technology & Gen VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jupiter Fund Management. Jupiter Fund Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albion Technology & Gen VCT, 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
Jupiter Fund Management	£377.99M	1.38	-£8.84M	-£1.73	-58.75
Albion Technology & Gen VCT	£8.98M	14.55	£5.59M	£2.93	23.39

Does the media refer more to JUP or AATG?

In the previous week, Jupiter Fund Management had 1 more articles in the media than Albion Technology & Gen VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Jupiter Fund Management and 0 mentions for Albion Technology & Gen VCT. Jupiter Fund Management's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Albion Technology & Gen VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Jupiter Fund Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jupiter Fund Management	Positive
Albion Technology & Gen VCT	Neutral

Is JUP or AATG more profitable?

Albion Technology & Gen VCT has a net margin of 62.22% compared to Jupiter Fund Management's net margin of -2.34%. Albion Technology & Gen VCT's return on equity of 3.99% beat Jupiter Fund Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jupiter Fund Management	-2.34%	-1.13%	4.00%
Albion Technology & Gen VCT	62.22%	3.99%	2.17%

Do analysts prefer JUP or AATG?

Jupiter Fund Management presently has a consensus price target of GBX 90.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.26%. Given Jupiter Fund Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Jupiter Fund Management is more favorable than Albion Technology & Gen VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Fund Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Albion Technology & Gen VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JUP or AATG?

46.7% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Albion Technology & Gen VCT 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.

Is JUP or AATG a better dividend stock?

Jupiter Fund Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Albion Technology & Gen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Jupiter Fund Management pays out -404.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Albion Technology & Gen VCT pays out 136.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Jupiter Fund Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Jupiter Fund Management beats Albion Technology & Gen VCT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.