Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK) Competitors

JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) and Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend JFJ or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,825, indicating a potential upside of 5.49%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than JPMorgan Japanese.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan Japanese	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor JFJ or BRK?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Japanese had 2 more articles in the media than Brooks Macdonald Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Japanese and 0 mentions for Brooks Macdonald Group. JPMorgan Japanese's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Brooks Macdonald Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Japanese	Neutral
Brooks Macdonald Group	Neutral

Is JFJ or BRK more profitable?

JPMorgan Japanese has a net margin of 98.31% compared to Brooks Macdonald Group's net margin of 5.03%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 19.70% beat Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Japanese	98.31%	19.70%	8.06%
Brooks Macdonald Group	5.03%	4.30%	7.37%

Which has more risk & volatility, JFJ or BRK?

JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, JFJ or BRK?

JPMorgan Japanese has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brooks Macdonald Group. Brooks Macdonald Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, 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 Japanese	£53.11M	21.10	£194.81M	£0.34	2,034.49
Brooks Macdonald Group	£111.56M	2.40	£6.54M	£1.29	1,343.17

Is JFJ or BRK a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 61.3% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JFJ or BRK?

18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese and Brooks Macdonald Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.