Premier Miton Group (PMI) Competitors

Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) and Premier Miton Group (LON:PMI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Is SJG or PMI a better dividend stock?

Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Premier Miton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Miton Group pays out 422.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor SJG or PMI?

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Premier Miton Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Schroder Japan Trust and 2 mentions for Premier Miton Group. Schroder Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Premier Miton Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Schroder Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Japan Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Premier Miton Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SJG or PMI?

Schroder Japan Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Premier Miton Group. Schroder Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Miton Group, 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
Schroder Japan Trust	£60.80M	4.51	£60.51M	£50.99	4.59
Premier Miton Group	£66.80M	1.08	£2.12M	£1.42	33.57

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SJG or PMI?

Schroder Japan Trust received 68 more outperform votes than Premier Miton Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 95.24% of users gave Premier Miton Group an outperform vote while only 63.77% of users gave Schroder Japan Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schroder Japan Trust	Outperform Votes 88 63.77%	Underperform Votes 50 36.23%
Premier Miton Group	Outperform Votes 20 95.24%	Underperform Votes 1 4.76%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SJG or PMI?

74.0% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SJG or PMI more profitable?

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 99.53% compared to Premier Miton Group's net margin of 3.18%. Schroder Japan Trust's return on equity of 18.12% beat Premier Miton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Japan Trust	99.53%	18.12%	7.69%
Premier Miton Group	3.18%	1.75%	0.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, SJG or PMI?

Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Premier Miton Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Schroder Japan Trust beats Premier Miton Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.