Strategic Equity Capital (SEC) Competitors

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

Is JEDT or SEC more profitable?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a net margin of 90.80% compared to Strategic Equity Capital's net margin of 88.65%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 17.01% beat Strategic Equity Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Discovery	90.80%	17.01%	3.09%
Strategic Equity Capital	88.65%	14.97%	10.64%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JEDT or SEC?

JPMorgan European Discovery has higher revenue and earnings than Strategic Equity Capital. Strategic Equity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan European Discovery, 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	6.29	£97.08M	£83.52	6.93
Strategic Equity Capital	£28.94M	5.92	£25.65M	£55.46	6.69

Is JEDT or SEC a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Strategic Equity Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Strategic Equity Capital pays out 5.4% 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.

Does the media favor JEDT or SEC?

In the previous week, JPMorgan European Discovery had 2 more articles in the media than Strategic Equity Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan European Discovery and 0 mentions for Strategic Equity Capital. Strategic Equity Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat JPMorgan European Discovery's score of 0.00 indicating that Strategic Equity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Discovery	Neutral
Strategic Equity Capital	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, JEDT or SEC?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Strategic Equity Capital has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JEDT or SEC?

59.3% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Strategic Equity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

JPMorgan European Discovery beats Strategic Equity Capital on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.