Record (REC) Competitors

JPMorgan Claverhouse (LON:JCH) and Record (LON:REC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JCH or REC?

Record received 116 more outperform votes than JPMorgan Claverhouse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.15% of users gave Record an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave JPMorgan Claverhouse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan Claverhouse	Outperform Votes 66 64.71%	Underperform Votes 36 35.29%
Record	Outperform Votes 182 76.15%	Underperform Votes 57 23.85%

Does the media prefer JCH or REC?

In the previous week, Record had 40 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Claverhouse. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Record and 1 mentions for JPMorgan Claverhouse. JPMorgan Claverhouse's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Record's score of 0.01 indicating that JPMorgan Claverhouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Claverhouse	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Record	4 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is JCH or REC a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Claverhouse pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Record pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. JPMorgan Claverhouse pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Record pays out 4.9% 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. Record is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is JCH or REC more profitable?

Record has a net margin of 430.56% compared to JPMorgan Claverhouse's net margin of 92.61%. Record's return on equity of 680.45% beat JPMorgan Claverhouse's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Claverhouse	92.61%	14.30%	8.21%
Record	430.56%	680.45%	25.14%

Which has better valuation and earnings, JCH or REC?

Record has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JPMorgan Claverhouse. Record is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Claverhouse, 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 Claverhouse	£62.40M	6.70	£57.79M	£103.90	7.24
Record	£46.40M	2.29	£199.77M	£101.59	0.53

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JCH or REC?

8.8% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Record shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 66.6% of Record 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, JCH or REC?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Record has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Record beats JPMorgan Claverhouse on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.