JBGS vs. MC, PECO, AB, IRT, SNEX, TFPM, VCTR, HHH, PJT, and APAM
Should you be buying JBG SMITH Properties stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of JBG SMITH Properties include Moelis & Company (MC), Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO), AllianceBernstein (AB), Independence Realty Trust (IRT), StoneX Group (SNEX), Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM), Victory Capital (VCTR), Howard Hughes (HHH), PJT Partners (PJT), and Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
JBG SMITH Properties vs.
Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Moelis & Company has a net margin of 11.39% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -26.22%. Moelis & Company's return on equity of 38.49% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.
Moelis & Company received 34 more outperform votes than JBG SMITH Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.23% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote while only 54.83% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote.
91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Moelis & Company has higher revenue and earnings than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 16 more articles in the media than JBG SMITH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Moelis & Company and 5 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.58 indicating that JBG SMITH Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Moelis & Company presently has a consensus target price of $59.83, suggesting a potential upside of 5.29%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential downside of 2.51%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Moelis & Company is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.
Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Moelis & Company pays out 119.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moelis & Company has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Moelis & Company is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Moelis & Company beats JBG SMITH Properties on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:JBGS) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff