EJFI vs. JAGI, HANA, JPS, WPCT, BGHS, AUSC, CVCG, MWY, CCJI, and ARR
Should you be buying EJF Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EJF Investments include JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income (JAGI), Hansa Investment Company Ltd 'A' (HANA), JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) (JPS), Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), Boussard & Gavaudan GBP (BGHS), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), CVC Income & Growth GBP (CVCG), Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY), CC Japan Income & Growth (CCJI), and Aurora Investment Trust (ARR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
EJF Investments vs. Its Competitors
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income (LON:JAGI) and EJF Investments (LON:EJFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. EJF Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. EJF Investments pays out 428.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
9.1% of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of EJF Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of EJF Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than EJF Investments. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EJF Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EJF Investments has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled EJF Investments'average media sentiment score.
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has a net margin of 86.71% compared to EJF Investments' net margin of 73.72%. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income's return on equity of 12.22% beat EJF Investments' return on equity.
Summary
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income beats EJF Investments on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:EJFI) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
