Manchester & London (MNL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNL or JMG?

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

Does the media favor MNL or JMG?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Emerging Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Manchester & London. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan Emerging Markets and 0 mentions for Manchester & London. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Emerging Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Manchester & London	Neutral
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, MNL or JMG?

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

Is MNL or JMG more profitable?

Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to JPMorgan Emerging Markets' net margin of 50.31%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 43.62% beat JPMorgan Emerging Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manchester & London	95.89%	43.62%	27.70%
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	50.31%	1.67%	1.55%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MNL or JMG?

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

Is MNL or JMG a better dividend stock?

Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Manchester & London pays out 465.1% 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 Emerging Markets pays out 10,000.0% 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 stronger valuation and earnings, MNL or JMG?

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
Manchester & London	£126.36M	2.48	£121.16M	£3.01	259.14
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	£45.04M	27.16	£22.66M	£0.02	5,560.00

Summary

Manchester & London beats JPMorgan Emerging Markets on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.