Third Point Investors (TPOU) Competitors

Third Point Investors (LON:TPOU) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Is TPOU or JAM a better dividend stock?

Third Point Investors pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 306.1%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Third Point Investors pays out 2,174.5% 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 American pays out 3.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to TPOU or JAM?

In the previous week, Third Point Investors had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan American. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Third Point Investors and 0 mentions for JPMorgan American. Third Point Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat JPMorgan American's score of 0.00 indicating that Third Point Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Third Point Investors	Positive
JPMorgan American	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TPOU or JAM?

11.7% of Third Point Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of JPMorgan American shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Third Point Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of JPMorgan American shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TPOU or JAM more profitable?

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 97.58% compared to Third Point Investors' net margin of 79.27%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 24.87% beat Third Point Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Third Point Investors	79.27%	16.16%	11.57%
JPMorgan American	97.58%	24.87%	15.33%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TPOU or JAM?

Third Point Investors has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan American. JPMorgan American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Third Point Investors, 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
Third Point Investors	£8.39B	0.06	£6.65B	£3.72	7.10
JPMorgan American	£431.16M	4.15	£420.73M	£230.77	4.27

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPOU or JAM?

JPMorgan American received 65 more outperform votes than Third Point Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Third Point Investors an outperform vote while only 65.07% of users gave JPMorgan American an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Third Point Investors	Outperform Votes 30 68.18%	Underperform Votes 14 31.82%
JPMorgan American	Outperform Votes 95 65.07%	Underperform Votes 51 34.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, TPOU or JAM?

Third Point Investors has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JPMorgan American beats Third Point Investors on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.