JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) Competitors

JPMorgan China Growth & Income (LON:JCGI) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JCGI or ESCT?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income and The European Smaller Companies Trust both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	N/A	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer JCGI or ESCT?

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan China Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for JPMorgan China Growth & Income. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat JPMorgan China Growth & Income's score of 0.00 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	Neutral
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, JCGI or ESCT?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, JCGI or ESCT?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan China Growth & Income. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan China Growth & Income, 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
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	£8.78M	21.41	£6.34M	£7.56	29.76
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£96.24M	7.68	£83.79M	£21.21	8.84

Is JCGI or ESCT a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. JPMorgan China Growth & Income pays out 145.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is JCGI or ESCT more profitable?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 87.06% compared to JPMorgan China Growth & Income's net margin of 72.25%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.91% beat JPMorgan China Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	72.25%	2.99%	-21.06%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	87.06%	10.91%	6.62%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JCGI or ESCT?

23.0% of JPMorgan China Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of JPMorgan China Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust beats JPMorgan China Growth & Income on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.