Jupiter Fund Management (JUP) Competitors

Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) and Quilter (LON:QLT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is JUP or QLT a better dividend stock?

Jupiter Fund Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Jupiter Fund Management pays out -404.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Jupiter Fund Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor JUP or QLT?

In the previous week, Jupiter Fund Management had 19 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Jupiter Fund Management and 3 mentions for Quilter. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Jupiter Fund Management's score of 0.57 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jupiter Fund Management	1 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Quilter	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer JUP or QLT?

Jupiter Fund Management presently has a consensus target price of GBX 93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 24.58%. Quilter has a consensus target price of GBX 150.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.23%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than Jupiter Fund Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Fund Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JUP or QLT?

46.7% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. 25.2% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Quilter shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JUP or QLT?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management. Jupiter Fund Management 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
Jupiter Fund Management	£377.99M	1.68	-£8.84M	-£1.73	-71.68
Quilter	£6.38B	0.34	£49.61M	£3.72	44.10

Which has more volatility and risk, JUP or QLT?

Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quilter has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JUP or QLT more profitable?

Quilter has a net margin of 0.78% compared to Jupiter Fund Management's net margin of -2.34%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat Jupiter Fund Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jupiter Fund Management	-2.34%	-1.13%	4.00%
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%

Summary

Quilter beats Jupiter Fund Management on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.