Jernigan Capital (JCAP) Competitors

Jernigan Capital (NYSE:JCAP) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Is JCAP or EQC more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Jernigan Capital's net margin of -89.96%. Jernigan Capital's return on equity of 4.30% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jernigan Capital	-89.96%	4.30%	2.17%
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JCAP or EQC?

Equity Commonwealth has higher revenue and earnings than Jernigan Capital. Equity Commonwealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jernigan Capital, 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
Jernigan Capital	$45.09M	9.24	$44.41M	$1.90	9.43
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.90	$91.16M	$0.39	4.05

Which has more volatility & risk, JCAP or EQC?

Jernigan Capital has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate JCAP or EQC?

Jernigan Capital currently has a consensus price target of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 30.28%. Given Jernigan Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Jernigan Capital is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jernigan Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JCAP or EQC?

77.5% of Jernigan Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Jernigan Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to JCAP or EQC?

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 2 more articles in the media than Jernigan Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 0 mentions for Jernigan Capital. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Jernigan Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jernigan Capital	Neutral
Equity Commonwealth	Very Positive

Summary

Jernigan Capital beats Equity Commonwealth on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.