JPMorgan China Growth & Income (JCGI) Competitors

JPMorgan China Growth & Income (LON:JCGI) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JCGI or TRG?

The European Smaller Companies Trust received 59 more outperform votes than JPMorgan China Growth & Income when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	N/A	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 59 67.05%	Underperform Votes 29 32.95%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JCGI or TRG?

23.0% of JPMorgan China Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of JPMorgan China Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to JCGI or TRG?

In the previous week, JPMorgan China Growth & Income had 3 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JPMorgan China Growth & Income and 0 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. JPMorgan China Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan China Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	Very Positive
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, JCGI or TRG?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan China Growth & Income, 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
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	£8.78M	20.46	£6.34M	£7.56	28.44
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£340.08M	0.00	N/A	£82.00	N/A

Is JCGI or TRG a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share. JPMorgan China Growth & Income pays out 145.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is JCGI or TRG more profitable?

JPMorgan China Growth & Income has a net margin of 72.25% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. JPMorgan China Growth & Income's return on equity of 2.99% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan China Growth & Income	72.25%	2.99%	-21.06%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

JPMorgan China Growth & Income beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.