Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

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

Is JMG or MTE a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 3.6% 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.

Does the media favor JMG or MTE?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Emerging Markets had 2 more articles in the media than Montanaro European Smaller. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Emerging Markets and 0 mentions for Montanaro European Smaller. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Emerging Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Neutral
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JMG or MTE?

48.5% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is JMG or MTE more profitable?

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 92.90% compared to JPMorgan Emerging Markets' net margin of 82.19%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 16.87% 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%
Montanaro European Smaller	92.90%	16.87%	2.99%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, JMG or MTE?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro European Smaller. Montanaro European Smaller 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£57.06M	5.22	£53.01M	£27.52	5.69

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JMG or MTE?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets received 27 more outperform votes than Montanaro European Smaller when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.73% of users gave JPMorgan Emerging Markets an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Montanaro European Smaller an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Outperform Votes 78 75.73%	Underperform Votes 25 24.27%
Montanaro European Smaller	Outperform Votes 51 59.30%	Underperform Votes 35 40.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, JMG or MTE?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JPMorgan Emerging Markets beats Montanaro European Smaller on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.