ProVen VCT (PVN) Competitors

JPMorgan European Discovery (LON:JEDT) and ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor JEDT or PVN?

In the previous week, JPMorgan European Discovery and JPMorgan European Discovery both had 1 articles in the media. ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat JPMorgan European Discovery's score of 0.00 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ProVen VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, JEDT or PVN?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JEDT or PVN more profitable?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a net margin of 90.80% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 67.04%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 17.01% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Discovery	90.80%	17.01%	3.09%
ProVen VCT	67.04%	5.22%	3.12%

Is JEDT or PVN a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ProVen VCT pays out 86.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JEDT or PVN?

JPMorgan European Discovery has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. JPMorgan European Discovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProVen VCT, 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 European Discovery	£106.93M	6.30	£97.08M	£83.52	6.95
ProVen VCT	£14.11M	11.47	£9.46M	£3.48	17.11

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of JEDT or PVN?

59.3% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

JPMorgan European Discovery beats ProVen VCT on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.