Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT) Competitors

Mobius Investment Trust (LON:MMIT) and Jupiter Fund Management (LON:JUP) 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, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts prefer MMIT or JUP?

Jupiter Fund Management has a consensus price target of GBX 105, suggesting 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 Mobius Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mobius Investment Trust	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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MMIT or JUP?

28.2% of Mobius Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Mobius Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.2% of Jupiter Fund Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, MMIT or JUP?

Mobius Investment Trust has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MMIT or JUP?

In the previous week, Mobius Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Jupiter Fund Management. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mobius Investment Trust and 1 mentions for Jupiter Fund Management. Mobius Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Jupiter Fund Management's score of 0.72 indicating that Mobius Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mobius Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Which has better earnings and valuation, MMIT or JUP?

Mobius Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Jupiter Fund Management. Jupiter Fund Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobius Investment Trust, 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
Mobius Investment Trust	£21.43M	7.66	£17.37M	£14.94	9.49
Jupiter Fund Management	£377.99M	1.75	-£8.84M	-£1.73	-74.68

Is MMIT or JUP a better dividend stock?

Mobius Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Jupiter Fund Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Mobius Investment Trust pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jupiter Fund Management pays out -404.0% 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. Jupiter Fund Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is MMIT or JUP more profitable?

Mobius Investment Trust has a net margin of 81.04% compared to Jupiter Fund Management's net margin of -2.34%. Mobius Investment Trust's return on equity of 10.49% beat Jupiter Fund Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mobius Investment Trust	81.04%	10.49%	5.89%
Jupiter Fund Management	-2.34%	-1.13%	4.00%

Summary

Mobius Investment Trust beats Jupiter Fund Management on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.