Analyzing Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC)

Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and Eagle Point Credit”s revenue, earnings per share 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
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77 million	2.95	$85.49 million	($0.40)	-17.23

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Jupiter Fund Management and Eagle Point Credit, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Fund Management	1	3	0	0	1.75
Eagle Point Credit	0	1	1	0	2.50

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.79%. Given Eagle Point Credit’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Jupiter Fund Management.

Risk & Volatility

Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and Eagle Point Credit’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
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Jupiter Fund Management on 9 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 Eagle Point Credit

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. is a closed ended fund launched and managed by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. was formed on March 24, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.