EJFI vs. BRK, JAGI, BBH, RECI, ARR, TMI, BGUK, CCJI, BGLF, and RSE
Should you be buying EJF Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EJF Investments include Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK), JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income (JAGI), Bellevue Healthcare (BBH), Real Estate Credit Investments (RECI), Aurora Investment Trust (ARR), Taylor Maritime Investments (TMI), Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK), CC Japan Income & Growth (CCJI), Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF), and Riverstone Energy (RSE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
EJF Investments vs. Its Competitors
Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) and EJF Investments (LON:EJFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% 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, Brooks Macdonald Group and Brooks Macdonald Group both had 1 articles in the media. Brooks Macdonald Group's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat EJF Investments' score of -0.88 indicating that Brooks Macdonald Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Brooks Macdonald Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,025, suggesting a potential upside of 10.05%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than EJF Investments.
Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. EJF Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 196.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EJF Investments pays out 125.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EJF Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
EJF Investments has a net margin of 73.72% compared to Brooks Macdonald Group's net margin of 5.03%. EJF Investments' return on equity of 5.40% beat Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity.
79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of EJF Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.0% of EJF Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Brooks Macdonald Group has higher revenue and earnings than EJF Investments. EJF Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brooks Macdonald Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Brooks Macdonald Group beats EJF Investments on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EJFI) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff