JLEN Environmental Assets Group (JLEN) Competitors

Quilter (LON:QLT) and JLEN Environmental Assets Group (LON:JLEN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer QLT or JLEN?

In the previous week, Quilter and Quilter both had 1 articles in the media. JLEN Environmental Assets Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Quilter's score of 0.00 indicating that JLEN Environmental Assets Group 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
JLEN Environmental Assets Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in QLT or JLEN?

79.1% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of JLEN Environmental Assets Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Quilter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of JLEN Environmental Assets Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or JLEN?

Quilter has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JLEN Environmental Assets Group has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QLT or JLEN a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. JLEN Environmental Assets Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Quilter pays out 134.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JLEN Environmental Assets Group pays out -40,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JLEN Environmental Assets Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate QLT or JLEN?

Quilter currently has a consensus target price of GBX 135, suggesting a potential downside of 12.90%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quilter is more favorable than JLEN Environmental Assets Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
JLEN Environmental Assets Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is QLT or JLEN more profitable?

Quilter has a net margin of 0.78% compared to JLEN Environmental Assets Group's net margin of 0.00%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat JLEN Environmental Assets Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%
JLEN Environmental Assets Group	N/A	-1.78%	-1.11%

Which has better valuation and earnings, QLT or JLEN?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than JLEN Environmental Assets Group. JLEN Environmental Assets Group 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	£6.38B	0.32	£49.61M	£3.72	41.68
JLEN Environmental Assets Group	-£3.83M	-144.40	-£13.94M	-£0.02	-4,180.00

Summary

Quilter beats JLEN Environmental Assets Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.