Jernigan Capital (JCAP) Competitors

Jernigan Capital (NYSE:JCAP) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, JCAP or EQC?

Jernigan Capital has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JCAP or EQC more profitable?

Equity Commonwealth has a net margin of 82.00% compared to Jernigan Capital's net margin of -89.96%. Jernigan Capital's return on equity of 4.30% beat Equity Commonwealth's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jernigan Capital	-89.96%	4.30%	2.17%
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in JCAP or EQC?

77.5% of Jernigan Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Jernigan Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JCAP or EQC?

In the previous week, Equity Commonwealth had 1 more articles in the media than Jernigan Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Equity Commonwealth and 0 mentions for Jernigan Capital. Equity Commonwealth's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Jernigan Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Equity Commonwealth is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jernigan Capital	Neutral
Equity Commonwealth	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JCAP or EQC?

Equity Commonwealth has higher revenue and earnings than Jernigan Capital. Equity Commonwealth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jernigan Capital, 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
Jernigan Capital	$45.09M	10.05	$44.41M	$1.90	10.25
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43M	2.90	$91.16M	$0.39	4.05

Do analysts prefer JCAP or EQC?

Jernigan Capital presently has a consensus target price of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. Given Jernigan Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Jernigan Capital is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jernigan Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Equity Commonwealth	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Jernigan Capital beats Equity Commonwealth on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.