Manchester & London (MNL) Competitors

JPMorgan Emerging Markets (LON:JMG) and Manchester & London (LON:MNL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability and valuation.

Is JMG or MNL a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manchester & London pays out 4.7% 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. Manchester & London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer JMG or MNL?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Emerging Markets had 2 more articles in the media than Manchester & London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Emerging Markets and 0 mentions for Manchester & London. Manchester & London's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat JPMorgan Emerging Markets' score of 0.17 indicating that Manchester & London is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Neutral
Manchester & London	Positive

Is JMG or MNL more profitable?

Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to JPMorgan Emerging Markets' net margin of 82.19%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 39.92% beat JPMorgan Emerging Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	82.19%	6.30%	1.55%
Manchester & London	95.89%	39.92%	27.70%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JMG or MNL?

Manchester & London has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Emerging Markets. Manchester & London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Emerging Markets, 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 Emerging Markets	£97.45M	12.30	£80.10M	£7.55	15.00
Manchester & London	£125.20M	2.39	£120.05M	£300.65	2.49

Which has more risk and volatility, JMG or MNL?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester & London has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in JMG or MNL?

48.5% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Manchester & London shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JMG or MNL?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets received 1 more outperform votes than Manchester & London when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.73% of users gave JPMorgan Emerging Markets an outperform vote while only 68.75% of users gave Manchester & London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Outperform Votes 78 75.73%	Underperform Votes 25 24.27%
Manchester & London	Outperform Votes 77 68.75%	Underperform Votes 35 31.25%

Summary

Manchester & London beats JPMorgan Emerging Markets on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.