JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) Competitors

JPMorgan European Growth & Income (LON:JEGI) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JEGI or AJB?

AJ Bell received 39 more outperform votes than JPMorgan European Growth & Income when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	N/A	N/A
AJ Bell	Outperform Votes 39 42.86%	Underperform Votes 52 57.14%

Does the media refer more to JEGI or AJB?

In the previous week, AJ Bell had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AJ Bell and 1 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income. AJ Bell's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's score of 0.46 indicating that AJ Bell is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AJ Bell	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JEGI or AJB?

AJ Bell has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. JPMorgan European Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, 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 European Growth & Income	£76.68M	6.61	£70.55M	£16.56	7.22
AJ Bell	£244.77M	7.70	£81.11M	£19.55	23.38

Do analysts rate JEGI or AJB?

AJ Bell has a consensus price target of GBX 455, indicating a potential downside of 0.48%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AJ Bell is more favorable than JPMorgan European Growth & Income.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AJ Bell	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, JEGI or AJB?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JEGI or AJB a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AJ Bell pays out 61.4% 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. JPMorgan European Growth & Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JEGI or AJB more profitable?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a net margin of 92.01% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 33.14%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	92.01%	14.20%	9.07%
AJ Bell	33.14%	42.30%	36.07%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JEGI or AJB?

45.0% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of AJ Bell shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

AJ Bell beats JPMorgan European Growth & Income on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.