Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU) Competitors GBX 99.28 +0.68 (+0.69%) As of 09/15/2025 12:32 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTU vs. JLEN, CGI, NAS, OAP3, PINT, ATR, ESCT, JII, JPGI, and AIEShould you be buying Montanaro UK Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies include JLEN Environmental Assets Group (JLEN), Canadian General Investments (CGI), North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS), Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3), Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT), Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (ATR), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), JPMorgan Indian (JII), Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JPGI), and Ashoka India Equity Investment (AIE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors JLEN Environmental Assets Group Canadian General Investments North Atlantic Smaller Cos Octopus Apollo VCT Pantheon Infrastructure Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. The European Smaller Companies Trust JPMorgan Indian Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income Ashoka India Equity Investment JLEN Environmental Assets Group (LON:JLEN) and Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, JLEN or MTU? JLEN Environmental Assets Group has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, JLEN or MTU? Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JLEN Environmental Assets Group. JLEN Environmental Assets Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJLEN Environmental Assets Group-£12.30M-40.51-£13.94M-£0.02-3,590.48Montanaro UK Smaller Companies-£13.16M-9.62£26.33M-£0.08-1,179.10 Is JLEN or MTU a better dividend stock? JLEN Environmental Assets Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. JLEN Environmental Assets Group pays out -355.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays out -64.5% 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. JLEN Environmental Assets Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is JLEN or MTU more profitable? Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a net margin of 91.45% compared to JLEN Environmental Assets Group's net margin of 0.00%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.16% beat JLEN Environmental Assets Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JLEN Environmental Assets GroupN/A -1.78% -1.11% Montanaro UK Smaller Companies 91.45%13.16%5.77% Does the media refer more to JLEN or MTU? In the previous week, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than JLEN Environmental Assets Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Montanaro UK Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for JLEN Environmental Assets Group. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat JLEN Environmental Assets Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Montanaro UK Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment JLEN Environmental Assets Group Neutral Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in JLEN or MTU? 46.8% of JLEN Environmental Assets Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.4% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of JLEN Environmental Assets Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMontanaro UK Smaller Companies beats JLEN Environmental Assets Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Montanaro UK Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 MTU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMontanaro UK Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£126.62M£1.45B£6.42B£2.58BDividend Yield6.39%4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio-1,179.104,744.741,773.825,404.14Price / Sales-9.621,957.931,352.6896,701.95Price / Cash16.2060.6248.9927.93Price / Book0.821.372.078.78Net Income£26.33M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.36%0.52%1.07%0.56%1 Month Performance0.49%1.39%1.78%44.71%1 Year Performance-4.54%8.76%32.11%174.03% Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTUMontanaro UK Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 99.28+0.7%N/A-4.5%£126.62M-£13.16M-1,179.10N/APositive NewsJLENJLEN Environmental Assets GroupN/AGBX 75.80+0.7%N/A-21.2%£500.68M-£12.30M-3,609.52N/ACGICanadian General InvestmentsN/AGBX 2,360+0.2%N/A+12.2%£492.32M£191.19M264.57N/ANASNorth Atlantic Smaller CosN/AGBX 370-0.5%N/A-90.4%£486.37M£43.28M1,175.87N/AOAP3Octopus Apollo VCTN/AGBX 46.50flatN/AN/A£486.20M£27.67M1,660.71N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsPINTPantheon InfrastructureN/AGBX 103.50-0.5%N/A+28.3%£485.03M£77.28M673.39N/AATRSchroder Asian Total Return Inv.N/AGBX 518+0.8%N/A+12.2%£484.45M£58.52M888.2013,500News CoverageEarnings ReportESCTThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 210-0.5%N/A+22.5%£477.78M-£5.61M-9,767.44305High Trading VolumeJIIJPMorgan IndianN/AGBX 1,046+0.6%N/A+2.8%£477.31M£29.88M5,473.57N/AJPGIJpmorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AN/AN/AN/A£472.52M£93.27M5.01N/AHigh Trading VolumeAIEAshoka India Equity InvestmentN/AGBX 268-0.2%N/A-7.8%£459.60M£110.29M439.63N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JLEN Environmental Assets Group Alternatives Canadian General Investments Alternatives North Atlantic Smaller Cos Alternatives Octopus Apollo VCT Alternatives Pantheon Infrastructure Alternatives Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. 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