JPMorgan Claverhouse (JCH) Competitors

JPMorgan Claverhouse (LON:JCH) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media refer more to JCH or MYI?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Claverhouse had 1 more articles in the media than Murray International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Claverhouse and 1 mentions for Murray International. JPMorgan Claverhouse's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Murray International's score of 0.21 indicating that JPMorgan Claverhouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Claverhouse	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murray International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is JCH or MYI more profitable?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has a net margin of 92.61% compared to Murray International's net margin of 90.03%. JPMorgan Claverhouse's return on equity of 14.30% beat Murray International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Claverhouse	92.61%	14.30%	8.21%
Murray International	90.03%	10.98%	6.89%

Is JCH or MYI a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Claverhouse pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. JPMorgan Claverhouse pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray International pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. JPMorgan Claverhouse is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JCH or MYI?

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Claverhouse. JPMorgan Claverhouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray International, 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 Claverhouse	£62.40M	7.06	£57.79M	£103.90	7.62
Murray International	£198.15M	8.71	£178.39M	£30.07	9.64

Which has more risk & volatility, JCH or MYI?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JCH or MYI?

8.8% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Murray International shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JPMorgan Claverhouse beats Murray International on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.