JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (JUGI) Competitors

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income (LON:JUGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FEV or JUGI?

Fidelity European Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity European Trust, 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
Fidelity European Trust	£18.78M	87.79	£208.32M	£0.03	15,494.30
JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income	£44.86M	9.31	£104.47M	£0.45	725.64

Which has more risk and volatility, FEV or JUGI?

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FEV or JUGI more profitable?

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income has a net margin of 95.39% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 93.84%. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income's return on equity of 25.82% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%
JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income	95.39%	25.82%	15.14%

Does the media prefer FEV or JUGI?

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 3 more articles in the media than JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust	Very Positive
JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FEV or JUGI?

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FEV or JUGI a better dividend stock?

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 326.6% 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 UK Small Cap Growth & Income pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth & Income beats Fidelity European Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.