FSJ vs. OCN, GPH, BMS, MPL, CKN, ICGC, CHRT, GOG, KINO, and NEX
Should you be buying James Fisher and Sons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Fisher and Sons include Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), Braemar (BMS), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Cohort (CHRT), The Go-Ahead Group (GOG), Kinovo (KINO), and National Express Group (NEX). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
James Fisher and Sons vs. Its Competitors
James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) and Ocean Wilsons (LON:OCN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ocean Wilsons has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
45.9% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by institutional investors. 34.1% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.6% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ocean Wilsons has a net margin of 11.88% compared to James Fisher and Sons' net margin of -10.44%. Ocean Wilsons' return on equity of 10.38% beat James Fisher and Sons' return on equity.
Ocean Wilsons has higher revenue and earnings than James Fisher and Sons. James Fisher and Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ocean Wilsons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Ocean Wilsons had 4 more articles in the media than James Fisher and Sons. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ocean Wilsons and 0 mentions for James Fisher and Sons. James Fisher and Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Ocean Wilsons' score of -0.06 indicating that James Fisher and Sons is being referred to more favorably in the media.
James Fisher and Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ocean Wilsons pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. James Fisher and Sons pays out -15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ocean Wilsons pays out 47.9% 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.
James Fisher and Sons currently has a consensus price target of GBX 387.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.16%. Given James Fisher and Sons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Ocean Wilsons.
Summary
Ocean Wilsons beats James Fisher and Sons on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:FSJ) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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