JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI) Competitors

JPMorgan European Growth & Income (LON:JEGI) and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Is JEGI or TEM a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 48.1% 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 European Growth & Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to JEGI or TEM?

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 1 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income. JPMorgan European Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's score of 0.78 indicating that JPMorgan European Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JEGI or TEM more profitable?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a net margin of 92.01% compared to Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's net margin of 81.07%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income's return on equity of 14.20% beat Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	92.01%	14.20%	9.07%
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	81.07%	7.07%	4.50%

Which has more volatility & risk, JEGI or TEM?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JEGI or TEM?

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. JPMorgan European Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, 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 European Growth & Income	£76.68M	6.78	£70.55M	£16.56	7.40
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£160.96M	12.81	£130.50M	£12.47	15.81

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in JEGI or TEM?

45.0% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JPMorgan European Growth & Income beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.