JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT) Competitors

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and JPMorgan European Discovery (LON:JEDT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is BPT or JEDT a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer BPT or JEDT?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for JPMorgan European Discovery. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat JPMorgan European Discovery's score of 0.20 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Positive
JPMorgan European Discovery	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BPT or JEDT?

Bridgepoint Group received 12 more outperform votes than JPMorgan European Discovery when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgepoint Group	Outperform Votes 12 80.00%	Underperform Votes 3 20.00%
JPMorgan European Discovery	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, BPT or JEDT?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BPT or JEDT?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 359.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.14%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than JPMorgan European Discovery.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BPT or JEDT?

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BPT or JEDT?

JPMorgan European Discovery has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bridgepoint Group. JPMorgan European Discovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	8.31	£45.58M	£5.50	49.78
JPMorgan European Discovery	£106.93M	5.89	£97.08M	£83.52	6.50

Is BPT or JEDT more profitable?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a net margin of 90.80% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 17.01% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
JPMorgan European Discovery	90.80%	17.01%	3.09%

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats JPMorgan European Discovery on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.