EJF Investments (EJFI) Competitors

EJF Investments (LON:EJFI) and Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EJFI or BRK?

30.7% of EJF Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of EJF Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EJFI or BRK?

In the previous week, EJF Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Brooks Macdonald Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for EJF Investments and 0 mentions for Brooks Macdonald Group. EJF Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Brooks Macdonald Group's score of 0.00 indicating that EJF Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
EJF Investments	Positive
Brooks Macdonald Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, EJFI or BRK?

EJF Investments has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EJFI or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group received 244 more outperform votes than EJF Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.24% of users gave Brooks Macdonald Group an outperform vote while only 54.13% of users gave EJF Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EJF Investments	Outperform Votes 59 54.13%	Underperform Votes 50 45.87%
Brooks Macdonald Group	Outperform Votes 303 68.24%	Underperform Votes 141 31.76%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, EJFI or BRK?

EJF Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brooks Macdonald Group. EJF Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brooks Macdonald Group, 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
EJF Investments	£11.30M	6.20	£7.88M	£0.13	880.77
Brooks Macdonald Group	£128.26M	2.18	£6.46M	£0.39	4,469.23

Do analysts recommend EJFI or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, indicating a potential upside of 23.33%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than EJF Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EJF Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is EJFI or BRK more profitable?

EJF Investments has a net margin of 69.72% compared to Brooks Macdonald Group's net margin of 5.03%. Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity of 4.17% beat EJF Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EJF Investments	69.72%	-7.59%	-3.05%
Brooks Macdonald Group	5.03%	4.17%	7.37%

Is EJFI or BRK a better dividend stock?

EJF Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. EJF Investments pays out 8,461.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. EJF Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Brooks Macdonald Group beats EJF Investments on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.