STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS) Competitors

STS Global Income & Growth Trust (LON:STS) and JPMorgan Japanese (LON:JFJ) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is STS or JFJ a better dividend stock?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 19.7% 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 refer more to STS or JFJ?

In the previous week, STS Global Income & Growth Trust and STS Global Income & Growth Trust both had 1 articles in the media. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat JPMorgan Japanese's score of 0.00 indicating that STS Global Income & Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
JPMorgan Japanese	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STS or JFJ more profitable?

JPMorgan Japanese has a net margin of 98.31% compared to STS Global Income & Growth Trust's net margin of 88.82%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 19.70% beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	88.82%	6.50%	2.28%
JPMorgan Japanese	98.31%	19.70%	8.06%

Which has more volatility and risk, STS or JFJ?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STS or JFJ?

JPMorgan Japanese has higher revenue and earnings than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, 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
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	£31.48M	8.94	£18.28M	£0.23	1,026.90
JPMorgan Japanese	£53.11M	21.34	£194.81M	£0.34	2,057.88

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STS or JFJ?

7.4% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese 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.

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese beats STS Global Income & Growth Trust on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.