Majedie Investments (MAJE) Competitors

Majedie Investments (LON:MAJE) and M&G Credit Income Investment (LON:MGCI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MAJE or MGCI?

15.0% of Majedie Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 58.5% of Majedie Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer MAJE or MGCI?

In the previous week, M&G Credit Income Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Majedie Investments' score of -0.24 indicating that M&G Credit Income Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Majedie Investments	Neutral
M&G Credit Income Investment	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MAJE or MGCI?

Majedie Investments received 97 more outperform votes than M&G Credit Income Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave M&G Credit Income Investment an outperform vote while only 71.01% of users gave Majedie Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Majedie Investments	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%
M&G Credit Income Investment	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has better valuation and earnings, MAJE or MGCI?

Majedie Investments has higher revenue and earnings than M&G Credit Income Investment. Majedie Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G Credit Income Investment, 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
Majedie Investments	£21.04M	6.15	£16.27M	£0.31	787.10
M&G Credit Income Investment	£8.96M	14.59	£7.03M	£0.05	1,844.00

Do analysts rate MAJE or MGCI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Majedie Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
M&G Credit Income Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is MAJE or MGCI a better dividend stock?

Majedie Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. M&G Credit Income Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Majedie Investments pays out 2,258.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. M&G Credit Income Investment pays out 14,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is MAJE or MGCI more profitable?

M&G Credit Income Investment has a net margin of 78.46% compared to Majedie Investments' net margin of 77.33%. Majedie Investments' return on equity of 13.29% beat M&G Credit Income Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Majedie Investments	77.33%	13.29%	7.60%
M&G Credit Income Investment	78.46%	5.20%	3.28%

Which has more volatility and risk, MAJE or MGCI?

Majedie Investments has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, M&G Credit Income Investment has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Majedie Investments beats M&G Credit Income Investment on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.