Ramsdens (RFX) Competitors

Jardine Matheson (LON:JAR) and Ramsdens (LON:RFX) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is JAR or RFX a better dividend stock?

Jardine Matheson pays an annual dividend of GBX 225 per share and has a dividend yield of 360.0%. Ramsdens pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Jardine Matheson pays out 80,357.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ramsdens pays out 4,583.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JAR or RFX?

19.0% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Ramsdens shares are held by institutional investors. 33.4% of Jardine Matheson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Ramsdens shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to JAR or RFX?

In the previous week, Jardine Matheson had 1 more articles in the media than Ramsdens. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Jardine Matheson and 0 mentions for Ramsdens. Ramsdens' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Jardine Matheson's score of -0.22 indicating that Ramsdens is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jardine Matheson	Neutral
Ramsdens	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JAR or RFX?

Ramsdens received 29 more outperform votes than Jardine Matheson when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.12% of users gave Ramsdens an outperform vote while only 64.75% of users gave Jardine Matheson an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Jardine Matheson	Outperform Votes 90 64.75%	Underperform Votes 49 35.25%
Ramsdens	Outperform Votes 119 72.12%	Underperform Votes 46 27.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, JAR or RFX?

Jardine Matheson has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ramsdens has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JAR or RFX?

Jardine Matheson has higher revenue and earnings than Ramsdens. Jardine Matheson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ramsdens, 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
Jardine Matheson	£35.12B	0.00	£80M	£0.28	223.21
Ramsdens	£88.57M	0.81	£7.77M	£0.24	931.88

Is JAR or RFX more profitable?

Ramsdens has a net margin of 8.78% compared to Jardine Matheson's net margin of 0.23%. Ramsdens' return on equity of 17.12% beat Jardine Matheson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jardine Matheson	0.23%	2.40%	2.53%
Ramsdens	8.78%	17.12%	10.23%

Summary

Ramsdens beats Jardine Matheson on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.