JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (JUSC) Competitors GBX 381 -1.00 (-0.26%) As of 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock JUSC vs. RICA, SDP, JEO, MUT, APEO, TFIF, SAIN, MRCH, CGT, and IEMShould you be buying JPMorgan US Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies include Ruffer Investment (RICA), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), Capital Gearing (CGT), and Impax Environmental Markets (IEM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors Ruffer Investment Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund European Opportunities Trust Murray Income Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities TwentyFour Income Scottish American Investment The Merchants Trust Capital Gearing Impax Environmental Markets Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) and JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is RICA or JUSC a better dividend stock? Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ruffer Investment pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies pays out -16.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media favor RICA or JUSC? In the previous week, JPMorgan US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Ruffer Investment. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JPMorgan US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Ruffer Investment. Ruffer Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat JPMorgan US Smaller Companies' score of -0.03 indicating that Ruffer Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ruffer Investment Neutral JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RICA or JUSC? 6.2% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, RICA or JUSC? JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ruffer Investment. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRuffer Investment£44.42M19.54£8.78M£0.132,319.59JPMorgan US Smaller Companies-£9.55M-22.57£11.79M-£0.19-1,977.17 Is RICA or JUSC more profitable? JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a net margin of 71.91% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 51.94%. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies' return on equity of 4.45% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ruffer Investment51.94% 0.96% 0.45% JPMorgan US Smaller Companies 71.91%4.45%3.11% Which has more volatility and risk, RICA or JUSC? Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJPMorgan US Smaller Companies beats Ruffer Investment on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get JPMorgan US Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for JUSC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart JUSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricJPMorgan US Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£215.55M£1.44B£4.87B£2.59BDividend Yield0.82%4.60%4.32%5.32%P/E Ratio-1,977.173,091.501,337.994,390.71Price / Sales-22.571,965.141,364.25101,116.95Price / Cash37.0860.46127.6527.90Price / Book0.881.372.218.01Net Income£11.79M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.80%-0.44%0.05%0.11%1 Month Performance-4.75%0.24%2.59%1.92%1 Year Performance-8.41%8.30%40.54%142.76% JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)JUSCJPMorgan US Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 381-0.3%N/A-8.6%£215.55M-£9.55M-1,977.17N/ANews CoverageRICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 298+0.3%N/AN/A£888.27M-£2.33M-20,694.44N/ASDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 655+1.1%N/A+20.6%£887.00M£55.98M2,066.90N/APositive NewsJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33M-12.93N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 901+0.4%N/A+7.9%£882.01M£27.79M3,707.82147,000Dividend CutAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/ATFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 114.40+0.4%N/A+6.9%£879.78M£106.24M817.14N/ASAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 514+0.2%N/A-1.2%£870.00M£13.77M9,033.39N/AMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 559+0.4%N/A-3.7%£829.70M£107.14M795.50N/ACGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,898.38+0.2%N/A+2.9%£824.35M£37.55M2,724.35N/AIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 407.50+0.9%N/A+2.3%£816.54M-£43.08M-1,967.65N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RICA Alternatives SDP Alternatives JEO Alternatives MUT Alternatives APEO Alternatives TFIF Alternatives SAIN Alternatives MRCH Alternatives CGT Alternatives IEM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:JUSC) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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