JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) Competitors

Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) and JBG SMITH Properties (NYSE:JBGS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Is JHG or JBGS more profitable?

Janus Henderson Group has a net margin of 16.38% compared to JBG SMITH Properties' net margin of -26.22%. Janus Henderson Group's return on equity of 12.18% beat JBG SMITH Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	16.38%	12.18%	8.26%
JBG SMITH Properties	-26.22%	-7.26%	-2.74%

Which has more risk & volatility, JHG or JBGS?

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JBG SMITH Properties has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JHG or JBGS?

87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.5% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of JBG SMITH Properties shares are held 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.

Does the media favor JHG or JBGS?

In the previous week, Janus Henderson Group had 4 more articles in the media than JBG SMITH Properties. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Janus Henderson Group and 5 mentions for JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Janus Henderson Group's score of 1.04 indicating that JBG SMITH Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus Henderson Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
JBG SMITH Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate JHG or JBGS?

Janus Henderson Group presently has a consensus target price of $44.22, indicating a potential upside of 43.95%. JBG SMITH Properties has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.42%. Given Janus Henderson Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Janus Henderson Group is more favorable than JBG SMITH Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
JBG SMITH Properties	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JHG or JBGS?

Janus Henderson Group has higher revenue and earnings than JBG SMITH Properties. JBG SMITH Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janus Henderson 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
Janus Henderson Group	$2.47B	1.96	$408.90M	$2.56	12.00
JBG SMITH Properties	$547.31M	2.23	-$79.98M	-$1.67	-8.92

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHG or JBGS?

JBG SMITH Properties received 36 more outperform votes than Janus Henderson Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.37% of users gave JBG SMITH Properties an outperform vote while only 48.99% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 242 48.99%	Underperform Votes 252 51.01%
JBG SMITH Properties	Outperform Votes 278 61.37%	Underperform Votes 175 38.63%

Is JHG or JBGS a better dividend stock?

Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. JBG SMITH Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Janus Henderson Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JBG SMITH Properties pays out -41.9% 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.

Summary

Janus Henderson Group beats JBG SMITH Properties on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.