TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) & Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) Critical Contrast

Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) and TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TPG has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

94.0% of TPG shares are held by institutional investors. 70.0% of TPG shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Jupiter Fund Management and TPG, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Fund Management	1	2	0	0	1.67
TPG	0	5	12	0	2.71

TPG has a consensus target price of $65.67, indicating a potential upside of 70.61%. Given TPG’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TPG is more favorable than Jupiter Fund Management.

Profitability

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and TPG’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPG	3.95%	26.02%	7.82%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and TPG”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPG	$4.67 billion	3.17	$184.59 million	$0.44	87.48

TPG has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management.

Summary

TPG beats Jupiter Fund Management on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Jupiter Fund Management

Jupiter Fund Management Plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm manages mutual funds, hedge funds, client focused portfolios, and multi-manager products for its clients. It invests in the public equity markets across U.K., Europe and global emerging markets. The firm also invests in fixed income markets, fund of funds products, hedge funds, and absolute return funds. Jupiter Fund Management Plc was founded in 1985 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

About TPG

TPG Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States and internationally. The company offers investment management services to TPG Funds, limited partners, and other vehicles. It also offers monitoring services to portfolio companies; advisory, debt and equity arrangement, and underwriting and placement services; and capital structuring and other advisory services to portfolio companies. In addition, the company invests in private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and credit funds. TPG Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company operates as a subsidiary of TPG GP A, LLC.