FSJ vs. OCN, GPH, BMS, MPL, CKN, ICGC, PAGE, RNWH, MEGP, and GOG
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), PageGroup (PAGE), Renew (RNWH), ME Group International (MEGP), and The Go-Ahead Group (GOG). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
James Fisher and Sons vs. Its Competitors
Ocean Wilsons (LON:OCN) and James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
Ocean Wilsons has higher earnings, but lower revenue than James Fisher and Sons. Ocean Wilsons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Fisher and Sons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
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 a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
James Fisher and Sons has a consensus target price of GBX 452.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.93%. Given James Fisher and Sons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Ocean Wilsons.
In the previous week, James Fisher and Sons had 2 more articles in the media than Ocean Wilsons. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for James Fisher and Sons and 0 mentions for Ocean Wilsons. James Fisher and Sons' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Ocean Wilsons' score of 0.75 indicating that James Fisher and Sons is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
12.1% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 31.2% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ocean Wilsons and James Fisher and Sons tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:FSJ) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
