JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) Competitors

JPMorgan European Growth & Income (LON:JEGI) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better earnings & valuation, JEGI or AJB?

AJ Bell has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. AJ Bell is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan European 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 European Growth & Income	£18.87M	28.49	£70.55M	£0.04	3,622.16
AJ Bell	£291.42M	7.13	£81.11M	£0.22	2,373.78

Does the media prefer JEGI or AJB?

In the previous week, AJ Bell had 3 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for AJ Bell and 0 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income. JPMorgan European Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat AJ Bell's score of 0.62 indicating that JPMorgan European Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	Positive
AJ Bell	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, JEGI or AJB?

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

Do analysts recommend JEGI or AJB?

AJ Bell has a consensus target price of GBX 501, suggesting a potential downside of 2.24%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

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%

Is JEGI or AJB a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays out 136.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AJ Bell pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JEGI or AJB?

4.8% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of AJ Bell shares are owned by 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

AJ Bell beats JPMorgan European Growth & Income on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.