FSJ vs. GPH, BMS, MPL, CKN, ICGC, OCN, ITE, AFM, CGEO, and MGAM
Should you be buying James Fisher and Sons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Fisher and Sons include Global Ports (GPH), Braemar (BMS), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), ITE Group (ITE), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Georgia Capital (CGEO), and Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
James Fisher and Sons vs.
James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) and Global Ports (LON:GPH) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and risk.
James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500.
James Fisher and Sons presently has a consensus price target of GBX 387.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.31%. Given James Fisher and Sons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Global Ports.
James Fisher and Sons received 24 more outperform votes than Global Ports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.50% of users gave Global Ports an outperform vote while only 58.79% of users gave James Fisher and Sons an outperform vote.
Global Ports has lower revenue, but higher earnings than James Fisher and Sons. James Fisher and Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Ports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, James Fisher and Sons had 1 more articles in the media than Global Ports. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for James Fisher and Sons and 2 mentions for Global Ports. Global Ports' average media sentiment score of -0.34 beat James Fisher and Sons' score of -0.46 indicating that Global Ports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Global Ports has a net margin of 0.46% compared to James Fisher and Sons' net margin of -10.44%. Global Ports' return on equity of 34.36% beat James Fisher and Sons' return on equity.
James Fisher and Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. James Fisher and Sons pays out -15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Ports pays out 370,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. James Fisher and Sons is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
45.9% of James Fisher and Sons shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.1% of James Fisher and Sons shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Global Ports beats James Fisher and Sons on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:FSJ) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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