JUSC vs. BBGI, OCI, APAX, ICGT, IEM, RICA, MUT, CGT, SAIN, and JEO
Should you be buying JPMorgan US Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies include BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Ruffer Investment (RICA), Murray Income Trust (MUT), Capital Gearing (CGT), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), and European Opportunities Trust (JEO). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
JPMorgan US Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors
BBGI Global Infrastructure (LON:BBGI) and JPMorgan US Smaller Companies (LON:JUSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
BBGI Global Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. JPMorgan US Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. BBGI Global Infrastructure pays out 103.6% 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 US Smaller Companies pays out 6.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, BBGI Global Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan US Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.
58.9% of BBGI Global Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of BBGI Global Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BBGI Global Infrastructure has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan US Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BBGI Global Infrastructure has a net margin of 80.75% compared to JPMorgan US Smaller Companies' net margin of 71.91%. BBGI Global Infrastructure's return on equity of 5.24% beat JPMorgan US Smaller Companies' return on equity.
BBGI Global Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan US Smaller Companies. BBGI Global Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan US Smaller Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
BBGI Global Infrastructure beats JPMorgan US Smaller Companies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:JUSC) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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