JTC (JTC) Competitors

JTC (LON:JTC) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Do analysts prefer JTC or SDR?

JTC presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,275, suggesting a potential upside of 34.35%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 387, suggesting a potential downside of 2.42%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe JTC is more favorable than Schroders.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JTC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schroders	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Which has more volatility and risk, JTC or SDR?

JTC has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.17, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JTC or SDR a better dividend stock?

JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. JTC pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 96.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JTC or SDR?

74.1% of JTC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.9% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of JTC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.1% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, JTC or SDR?

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than JTC. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, 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
JTC	£291.42M	5.48	£29.99M	£17.83	53.22
Schroders	£2.78B	2.22	£355.50M	£22.90	17.32

Is JTC or SDR more profitable?

Schroders has a net margin of 12.81% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. Schroders' return on equity of 8.65% beat JTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JTC	10.29%	5.70%	4.96%
Schroders	12.81%	8.65%	1.86%

Does the media favor JTC or SDR?

In the previous week, Schroders had 1 more articles in the media than JTC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Schroders and 1 mentions for JTC. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat JTC's score of 0.05 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JTC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Schroders	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Schroders beats JTC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.