Georgia Capital (CGEO) Competitors

Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) and Georgia Capital (LON:CGEO) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Does the media favor JAR or CGEO?

In the previous week, Georgia Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Georgia Capital and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Georgia Capital's average media sentiment score of -0.03 beat Jardine Matheson's score of -0.22 indicating that Georgia Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Jardine Matheson	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Georgia Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JAR or CGEO?

Jardine Matheson received 73 more outperform votes than Georgia Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.38% of users gave Georgia Capital an outperform vote while only 64.75% of users gave Jardine Matheson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jardine Matheson	Outperform Votes 90 64.75%	Underperform Votes 49 35.25%
Georgia Capital	Outperform Votes 17 65.38%	Underperform Votes 9 34.62%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JAR or CGEO?

19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Georgia Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JAR or CGEO more profitable?

Georgia Capital has a net margin of 96.37% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Georgia Capital's return on equity of 5.63% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	2.40%	2.53%
Georgia Capital	96.37%	5.63%	3.51%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, JAR or CGEO?

Georgia Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Georgia 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
Jardine Matheson	£35.12B	0.00	£80M	£0.28	223.21
Georgia Capital	£180.38M	2.29	£173.83M	£1.11	1,036.04

Which has more risk & volatility, JAR or CGEO?

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Georgia Capital has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Georgia Capital beats Jardine Matheson on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.