Head-To-Head Review: Japan Exchange Group (JPXGY) & Its Peers

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

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	2,708.21%	78.38%	3.67%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations 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	5235	19600	21905	605	2.38

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Japan Exchange Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Japan Exchange Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Japan Exchange Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Japan Exchange Group	N/A	N/A	0.28
Japan Exchange Group Competitors	$5.11 billion	$394.95 million	20.57

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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

30.7% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned 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.

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.