JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) Competitors

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

Does the media favor QLT or JEGI?

In the previous week, JPMorgan European Growth & Income had 3 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income and 1 mentions for Quilter. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's score of 0.10 indicating that JPMorgan European Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or JEGI?

Quilter has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QLT or JEGI a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Quilter pays out 16,666.7% 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 Growth & Income pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is QLT or JEGI more profitable?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a net margin of 93.71% compared to JPMorgan European Growth & Income's net margin of 0.91%. Quilter's return on equity of 18.83% beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.91%	2.74%	0.17%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	93.71%	18.83%	10.95%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer QLT or JEGI?

Quilter received 72 more outperform votes than JPMorgan European Growth & Income when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quilter	Outperform Votes 72 61.02%	Underperform Votes 46 38.98%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, QLT or JEGI?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quilter. JPMorgan European Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, 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
Quilter	£4.63B	0.39	£42M	£0.03	4,323.33
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	£83.63M	0.00	£78.37M	£0.18	N/A

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

79.3% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Quilter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer QLT or JEGI?

Quilter currently has a consensus price target of GBX 102.50, suggesting a potential downside of 20.97%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Quilter and JPMorgan European Growth & Income tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.