Ramsdens (RFX) Competitors

Ramsdens (LON:RFX) and Jardine Matheson (LON:JARB) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer RFX or JARB?

In the previous week, Ramsdens had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ramsdens and 0 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Jardine Matheson's score of 0.00 indicating that Ramsdens is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ramsdens	Positive
Jardine Matheson	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, RFX or JARB?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramsdens, 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
Ramsdens	£89.46M	0.98	£7.85M	£24.52	11.21
Jardine Matheson	£35.12B	0.00	£80M	£6.01	N/A

Is RFX or JARB more profitable?

Ramsdens has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 15.34% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ramsdens	8.78%	15.34%	10.23%
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	2.40%	2.53%

Which has more volatility and risk, RFX or JARB?

Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RFX or JARB?

43.2% of Ramsdens shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. 19.8% of Ramsdens shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RFX or JARB?

Ramsdens received 85 more outperform votes than Jardine Matheson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.12% of users gave Ramsdens an outperform vote while only 65.38% of users gave Jardine Matheson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ramsdens	Outperform Votes 119 72.12%	Underperform Votes 46 27.88%
Jardine Matheson	Outperform Votes 34 65.38%	Underperform Votes 18 34.62%

Summary

Ramsdens beats Jardine Matheson on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.