Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (MAV4) Competitors

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (LON:MAV4) and JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income (LON:JAGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MAV4 or JAGI?

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4, 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
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	£2.67M	29.07	£1.33M	£0.02	3,196.20
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income	£25.16M	11.04	£35.93M	£0.26	1,528.67

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MAV4 or JAGI?

9.1% of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MAV4 or JAGI?

In the previous week, Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 and 1 mentions for JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's score of 1.75 indicating that JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
JPMorgan Asia 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

Is MAV4 or JAGI more profitable?

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has a net margin of 86.71% compared to Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's net margin of 31.71%. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income's return on equity of 12.22% beat Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	31.71%	1.48%	-0.11%
JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income	86.71%	12.22%	-0.23%

Which has more risk and volatility, MAV4 or JAGI?

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MAV4 or JAGI a better dividend stock?

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 pays out 237.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income beats Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.