Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) Competitors

HarbourVest Global Private Equity (LON:HVPE) and Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, HVPE or JUP?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HVPE or JUP more profitable?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a net margin of 37.99% compared to Jupiter Fund Management's net margin of -2.34%. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity of 0.26% beat Jupiter Fund Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	37.99%	0.26%	2.14%
Jupiter Fund Management	-2.34%	-1.13%	4.00%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HVPE or JUP?

21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, HVPE or JUP?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jupiter Fund Management. Jupiter Fund Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HarbourVest Global Private Equity, 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
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	£32.28M	81.61	£12.26M	£10.63	268.00
Jupiter Fund Management	£377.99M	1.75	-£8.84M	-£1.73	-74.68

Does the media favor HVPE or JUP?

In the previous week, HarbourVest Global Private Equity and HarbourVest Global Private Equity both had 1 articles in the media. Jupiter Fund Management's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's score of 0.29 indicating that Jupiter Fund Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Jupiter Fund Management	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HVPE or JUP?

Jupiter Fund Management has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential downside of 18.86%. Given Jupiter Fund Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jupiter Fund Management is more favorable than HarbourVest Global Private Equity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Jupiter Fund Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Jupiter Fund Management beats HarbourVest Global Private Equity on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.