Synectics (SNX) Competitors

Synectics (LON:SNX) and JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (LON:JPEI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is SNX or JPEI a better dividend stock?

Synectics pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Synectics pays out 2,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income pays out 6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is SNX or JPEI more profitable?

Synectics has a net margin of 5.63% compared to JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income's net margin of 0.00%. Synectics' return on equity of 7.83% beat JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Synectics	5.63%	7.83%	5.02%
JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor SNX or JPEI?

In the previous week, Synectics had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Synectics and 0 mentions for JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income. Synectics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Synectics	Neutral
JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNX or JPEI?

Synectics received 91 more outperform votes than JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.15% of users gave JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Synectics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Synectics	Outperform Votes 125 62.50%	Underperform Votes 75 37.50%
JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income	Outperform Votes 34 64.15%	Underperform Votes 19 35.85%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SNX or JPEI?

Synectics has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income. JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synectics, 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
Synectics	£53.55M	0.79	£3.02M	£0.18	1,327.78
JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.75	133.33

Do analysts recommend SNX or JPEI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Synectics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SNX or JPEI?

22.9% of Synectics shares are held by institutional investors. 62.5% of Synectics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Synectics beats JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.