Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY) Competitors

JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) and Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (LON:MWY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Is JFJ or MWY a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 19.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr pays out 14.9% 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. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer JFJ or MWY?

In the previous week, Mid Wynd International Inv Tr had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Japanese. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mid Wynd International Inv Tr and 1 mentions for JPMorgan Japanese. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat JPMorgan Japanese's score of 0.58 indicating that Mid Wynd International Inv Tr is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Japanese	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JFJ or MWY?

18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Mid Wynd International Inv Tr shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Mid Wynd International Inv Tr shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JFJ or MWY more profitable?

JPMorgan Japanese has a net margin of 98.31% compared to Mid Wynd International Inv Tr's net margin of 95.06%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 19.70% beat Mid Wynd International Inv Tr's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Japanese	98.31%	19.70%	8.06%
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	95.06%	12.65%	7.66%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JFJ or MWY?

JPMorgan Japanese has higher revenue and earnings than Mid Wynd International Inv Tr. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, 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
JPMorgan Japanese	£53.11M	20.94	£194.81M	£0.34	2,011.11
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	£29.64M	9.57	£44.34M	£0.54	1,427.77

Which has more volatility and risk, JFJ or MWY?

JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid Wynd International Inv Tr has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese beats Mid Wynd International Inv Tr on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.