JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ) Competitors

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Does the media favor ABDN or JFJ?

In the previous week, abrdn had 10 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Japanese. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for abrdn and 1 mentions for JPMorgan Japanese. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat JPMorgan Japanese's score of 0.30 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JPMorgan Japanese	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ABDN or JFJ?

abrdn currently has a consensus price target of GBX 210.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than JPMorgan Japanese.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
JPMorgan Japanese	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ABDN or JFJ?

abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABDN or JFJ more profitable?

JPMorgan Japanese has a net margin of 98.31% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 19.70% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%
JPMorgan Japanese	98.31%	19.70%	8.06%

Is ABDN or JFJ a better dividend stock?

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. abrdn pays out 0.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 0.2% 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ABDN or JFJ?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Japanese. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, 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
abrdn	£1.68B	2.16	£316.36M	£17.40	11.63
JPMorgan Japanese	£53.11M	21.52	£194.81M	£34.21	20.75

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ABDN or JFJ?

42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

abrdn beats JPMorgan Japanese on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.