Jardine Matheson (JAR) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JAR or CGEO?

19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Georgia Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of Georgia Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers 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 more volatility & risk, JAR or CGEO?

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

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%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	2.34	£173.83M	£1.11	1,057.66

Does the media refer more to JAR or CGEO?

In the previous week, Georgia Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Jardine Matheson. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Georgia Capital and 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson. Jardine Matheson's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Georgia Capital's score of -0.55 indicating that Jardine Matheson is being referred to more favorably in the 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

Georgia Capital beats Jardine Matheson on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.