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James Fisher and Sons (FSJ) Competitors

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GBX 313 +11.00 (+3.64%)
(As of 12/20/2024 11:48 AM ET)

FSJ vs. OCN, GPH, BMS, MPL, CKN, ICGC, AFM, JSG, MNZS, and VLX

Should you be buying James Fisher and Sons stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of James Fisher and Sons include Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), Braemar (BMS), Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL), Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (AFM), Johnson Service Group (JSG), John Menzies (MNZS), and Volex (VLX). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

James Fisher and Sons vs.

Ocean Wilsons (LON:OCN) and James Fisher and Sons (LON:FSJ) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking.

In the previous week, Ocean Wilsons had 1 more articles in the media than James Fisher and Sons. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ocean Wilsons and 0 mentions for James Fisher and Sons. Ocean Wilsons' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat James Fisher and Sons' score of 0.00 indicating that Ocean Wilsons is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ocean Wilsons Neutral
James Fisher and Sons Neutral

Ocean Wilsons pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. James Fisher and Sons pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Ocean Wilsons pays out 5,037.6% 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 pays out -1,649.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

James Fisher and Sons received 2 more outperform votes than Ocean Wilsons when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.69% of users gave Ocean Wilsons an outperform vote while only 58.65% of users gave James Fisher and Sons an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Ocean WilsonsOutperform Votes
181
76.69%
Underperform Votes
55
23.31%
James Fisher and SonsOutperform Votes
183
58.65%
Underperform Votes
129
41.35%

Ocean Wilsons has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, James Fisher and Sons has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ocean Wilsons has higher revenue and earnings than James Fisher and Sons. James Fisher and Sons is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ocean Wilsons, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ocean Wilsons£519.35M0.88£61.71M£1.33973.68
James Fisher and Sons£465.70M0.34-£48.60M-£0.97-322.68

Ocean Wilsons has a net margin of 11.88% compared to James Fisher and Sons' net margin of -11.51%. Ocean Wilsons' return on equity of 11.98% beat James Fisher and Sons' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ocean Wilsons11.88% 11.98% 6.02%
James Fisher and Sons -11.51%-28.24%2.84%

James Fisher and Sons has a consensus target price of GBX 375, indicating a potential upside of 19.81%. Given James Fisher and Sons' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe James Fisher and Sons is more favorable than Ocean Wilsons.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ocean Wilsons
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
James Fisher and Sons
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

41.7% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by institutional investors. 11.6% of Ocean Wilsons shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of James Fisher and Sons shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ocean Wilsons beats James Fisher and Sons on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FSJ vs. The Competition

MetricJames Fisher and SonsMarine Shipping IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£157.72M£3.29B£4.53B£1.86B
Dividend Yield1.57%3.11%4.06%6.19%
P/E Ratio-322.68182.20370.351,797.43
Price / Sales0.3459.88449.79380,062.11
Price / Cash3.125.1329.4628.19
Price / Book1.091.413.332.92
Net Income-£48.60M£110.58M£196.12M£156.26M
7 Day Performance3.64%-1.71%-0.97%-1.92%
1 Month Performance4.33%-4.77%-0.01%17.74%
1 Year Performance1.95%2.01%25.99%29.21%

James Fisher and Sons Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FSJ
James Fisher and Sons
N/AGBX 313
+3.6%
GBX 375
+19.8%
+2.0%£157.72M£465.70M-322.682,041Positive News
OCN
Ocean Wilsons
N/AGBX 1,310
flat
N/A+10.2%£463.22M£519.35M984.9674,200News Coverage
GPH
Global Ports
N/AGBX 300
-4.5%
N/AN/A£231.21M£193.58M30,000.0020
BMS
Braemar
2.735 of 5 stars
GBX 251
-0.8%
GBX 410
+63.3%
-10.3%£76.71M£152.75M1,951.54400Gap Down
MPL
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
N/AGBX 1.18
flat
N/A-55.2%£4.19M£3.83M-12.7544
CKN
Clarkson
N/AGBX 4,060
+0.7%
GBX 4,590
+13.1%
+24.2%£1.24B£628.40M1,503.732,024
ICGC
Irish Continental Group
N/AGBX 442
-2.9%
N/AN/A£727.44M£593.50M1,516.67288Gap Down
AFM
Alpha Financial Markets Consulting
N/AGBX 504
-0.1%
GBX 442.50
-12.2%
N/A£591.19M£233.62M3,876.921,051
JSG
Johnson Service Group
N/AGBX 141
-1.9%
GBX 185
+31.2%
-4.4%£584.45M£494.40M2,054.296,165
MNZS
John Menzies
N/AGBX 607
flat
N/AN/A£558.16M£1.35B4,335.7127,534
VLX
Volex
N/AGBX 298.50
-0.5%
GBX 400
+34.0%
-14.1%£539.00M£912.80M1,871.8812,000

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This page (LON:FSJ) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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