Analyzing Japan Exchange Group (JPXGY) & The Competition

Japan Exchange Group (OTCMKTS:JPXGY) is one of 1,753 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Japan Exchange Group to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Japan Exchange Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Exchange Group	N/A	N/A	0.29
Japan Exchange Group Competitors	$28.50 billion	$396.19 million	20.08

Japan Exchange Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Japan Exchange Group. Japan Exchange Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Japan Exchange Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Japan Exchange Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Japan Exchange Group Competitors	5241	19623	21920	605	2.38

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 21.15%. Given Japan Exchange Group’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Japan Exchange Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Japan Exchange Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Japan Exchange Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Japan Exchange Group Competitors	2,701.92%	78.14%	3.66%

Summary

Japan Exchange Group peers beat Japan Exchange Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared.

About Japan Exchange Group

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. operates as a financial instruments exchange holding company in Japan. The company engages in the operation of financial instruments exchange markets for trading listed securities and derivatives instruments to market users; publication of stock prices and quotations; provision of market facilities for trading of commodity derivatives, physical commodities, and commodity index futures; self-regulatory operations, such as listing examination, listed company compliance, market surveillance, and inspections and examinations of trading participants. It also provides clearing and settlement, and market-related services. The company was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.