Which has better earnings and valuation, RFX or JAR?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramsdens, 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 Ramsdens £148.94M 1.46 £7.85M £59.10 11.24 Jardine Matheson £33.06B 0.01 £5.21B £379.00 0.16

Does the media favor RFX or JAR?

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than Ramsdens. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for Ramsdens. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.00 indicating that Ramsdens is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ramsdens 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Jardine Matheson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to JARB or JAR?

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Jardine Matheson's score of -0.39 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Jardine Matheson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Jardine Matheson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FIH or JAR?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than FIH group. FIH group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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 FIH group £41.65M 0.43 £1.98M -£21.30 N/A Jardine Matheson £33.06B 0.01 £5.21B £379.00 0.16

Does the media refer more to FIH or JAR?

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than FIH group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for FIH group. FIH group's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.00 indicating that FIH group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FIH group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Jardine Matheson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Jardine Matheson (JAR) Competitors

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JAR vs. MSI, RFX, JARB, FIH, and STRL

Should you buy Jardine Matheson stock or one of its competitors? Jardine Matheson's main competitors and comparable companies include MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Ramsdens (RFX), Jardine Matheson (JARB), FIH group (FIH), and Stirling Industries (STRL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "industrial conglomerates" industry.

How does Jardine Matheson compare to MS INTERNATIONAL?

Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) and MS INTERNATIONAL (LON:MSI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.5% of MS INTERNATIONAL shares are held by institutional investors. 56.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.7% of MS INTERNATIONAL 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.

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than MS INTERNATIONAL. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MS INTERNATIONAL, 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
Jardine Matheson	£33.06B	0.01	£5.21B	£379.00	0.16
MS INTERNATIONAL	£115.01M	2.29	£11.24M	£65.70	24.35

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.426, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MS INTERNATIONAL has a beta of 0.04, meaning that its share price is 96% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 2 more articles in the media than MS INTERNATIONAL. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 0 mentions for MS INTERNATIONAL. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MS INTERNATIONAL'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jardine Matheson	Neutral
MS INTERNATIONAL	Neutral

Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 230.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 373.9%. MS INTERNATIONAL pays an annual dividend of GBX 24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Jardine Matheson pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MS INTERNATIONAL pays out 36.5% 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.

MS INTERNATIONAL has a net margin of 9.58% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 3.40%. MS INTERNATIONAL's return on equity of 16.56% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	3.40%	3.90%	2.53%
MS INTERNATIONAL	9.58%	16.56%	8.03%

Summary

Jardine Matheson beats MS INTERNATIONAL on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Jardine Matheson compare to Ramsdens?

Ramsdens (LON:RFX) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than Ramsdens. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for Ramsdens. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.00 indicating that Ramsdens is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ramsdens	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramsdens, 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
Ramsdens	£148.94M	1.46	£7.85M	£59.10	11.24
Jardine Matheson	£33.06B	0.01	£5.21B	£379.00	0.16

4.5% of Ramsdens shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Ramsdens shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ramsdens has a net margin of 13.25% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 3.40%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 29.66% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramsdens	13.25%	29.66%	10.23%
Jardine Matheson	3.40%	3.90%	2.53%

Ramsdens has a beta of 0.612, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.426, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 230.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 373.9%. Ramsdens pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jardine Matheson pays out 60.9% 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.

Summary

Ramsdens beats Jardine Matheson on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Jardine Matheson compare to Jardine Matheson?

Jardine Matheson (LON:JARB) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Jardine Matheson has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Jardine Matheson's return on equity of 3.90% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	2.40%	2.53%
Jardine Matheson	3.40%	3.90%	2.53%

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.426, indicating that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

18.9% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. 33.5% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Jardine Matheson has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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
Jardine Matheson	£35.12B	0.00	£80M	£6.01	N/A
Jardine Matheson	£33.06B	0.01	£5.21B	£379.00	0.16

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Jardine Matheson's score of -0.39 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Jardine Matheson beats Jardine Matheson on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Jardine Matheson compare to FIH group?

FIH group (LON:FIH) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

FIH group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 230.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 373.9%. FIH group pays out -31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jardine Matheson pays out 60.9% 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.

FIH group has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.426, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the broader market.

Jardine Matheson has a net margin of 3.40% compared to FIH group's net margin of -6.40%. Jardine Matheson's return on equity of 3.90% beat FIH group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FIH group	-6.40%	-7.20%	2.86%
Jardine Matheson	3.40%	3.90%	2.53%

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than FIH group. FIH group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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
FIH group	£41.65M	0.43	£1.98M	-£21.30	N/A
Jardine Matheson	£33.06B	0.01	£5.21B	£379.00	0.16

6.1% of FIH group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. 77.0% of FIH group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than FIH group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 1 mentions for FIH group. FIH group's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.00 indicating that FIH group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FIH group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Jardine Matheson beats FIH group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Jardine Matheson compare to Stirling Industries?

Stirling Industries (LON:STRL) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jardine Matheson, 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
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£41.60	N/A
Jardine Matheson	£33.06B	0.01	£5.21B	£379.00	0.16

Jardine Matheson has a net margin of 3.40% compared to Stirling Industries' net margin of 0.00%. Jardine Matheson's return on equity of 3.90% beat Stirling Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stirling Industries	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jardine Matheson	3.40%	3.90%	2.53%

14.7% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. 56.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 2 more articles in the media than Stirling Industries. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 0 mentions for Stirling Industries. Stirling Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Jardine Matheson'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Stirling Industries	Neutral
Jardine Matheson	Neutral

Summary

Jardine Matheson beats Stirling Industries on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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JAR vs. The Competition

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Metric	Jardine Matheson	Industrial Conglomerates Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£181.34M	£27.05B	£10.69B	£2.54B
Dividend Yield	3.84%	3.91%	97.23%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	0.16	5.31	26.69	367.57
Price / Sales	0.01	30.61	328.80	83,481.74
Price / Cash	0.02	14.06	24.47	27.89
Price / Book	0.00	3.32	4.49	7.19
Net Income	£5.21B	£1.58B	£612.35M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.99%	-0.23%	-1.41%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	-1.30%	7.10%	2.54%	3.31%
1 Year Performance	N/A	10.11%	12.36%	22.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
JAR Jardine Matheson	N/A	GBX 61.69 -1.3%	N/A	+4.4%	£181.34M	£33.06B	0.16	425,000	News Coverage
MSI MS INTERNATIONAL	N/A	GBX 1,591 +0.1%	N/A	+26.0%	£261.45M	£115.01M	24.22	455
RFX Ramsdens	N/A	GBX 666 flat	N/A	+103.7%	£217.55M	£148.94M	11.27	784
JARB Jardine Matheson	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£151.19M	£35.12B	6.71	443,000	Gap Up High Trading Volume
FIH FIH group	N/A	GBX 140.50 -3.1%	N/A	-31.8%	£18.15M	£41.65M	N/A	380	Gap Down

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Jardine Matheson (JAR) Competitors

JAR vs. MSI, RFX, JARB, FIH, and STRL

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JAR vs. MSI, RFX, JARB, FIH, and STRL

How does Jardine Matheson compare to MS INTERNATIONAL?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JAR or MSI?

Which has better valuation & earnings, JAR or MSI?

Which has more volatility and risk, JAR or MSI?

Does the media prefer JAR or MSI?

Is JAR or MSI a better dividend stock?

Is JAR or MSI more profitable?

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How does Jardine Matheson compare to Ramsdens?

Does the media favor RFX or JAR?

Which has better earnings and valuation, RFX or JAR?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RFX or JAR?

Is RFX or JAR more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, RFX or JAR?

Is RFX or JAR a better dividend stock?

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How does Jardine Matheson compare to Jardine Matheson?

Is JARB or JAR more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, JARB or JAR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JARB or JAR?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, JARB or JAR?

Does the media refer more to JARB or JAR?

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How does Jardine Matheson compare to FIH group?

Is FIH or JAR a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, FIH or JAR?

Is FIH or JAR more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FIH or JAR?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FIH or JAR?

Does the media refer more to FIH or JAR?

Summary

How does Jardine Matheson compare to Stirling Industries?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, STRL or JAR?

Is STRL or JAR more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STRL or JAR?

Does the media refer more to STRL or JAR?

Summary

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