JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec (JEMA) Competitors

JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec (LON:JEMA) and Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (LON:UEM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

Is JEMA or UEM more profitable?

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has a net margin of 63.48% compared to JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec's net margin of 57.10%. JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec's return on equity of 5.98% beat Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec	57.10%	5.98%	4.19%
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	63.48%	4.12%	7.22%

Does the media refer more to JEMA or UEM?

In the previous week, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Utilico Emerging Markets Trust and 0 mentions for JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec's score of 0.00 indicating that Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec	Neutral
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	Very Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, JEMA or UEM?

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec, 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 Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec	£2.16M	54.44	£1.23M	£3.03	95.72
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	£33.05M	14.20	£20.98M	£11.02	22.59

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JEMA or UEM?

24.4% of JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.2% of JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JEMA or UEM a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, JEMA or UEM?

JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust beats JPMorgan Emerg E, ME & Africa Sec on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.