Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) versus GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) Financial Analysis

Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and GCM Grosvenor’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
GCM Grosvenor	9.05%	222.78%	18.36%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Jupiter Fund Management and GCM Grosvenor, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Jupiter Fund Management	2	2	0	0	1.50
GCM Grosvenor	0	1	3	0	2.75

GCM Grosvenor has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 32.16%. Given GCM Grosvenor’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GCM Grosvenor is more favorable than Jupiter Fund Management.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of GCM Grosvenor shares 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.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Jupiter Fund Management and GCM Grosvenor”s top-line 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
GCM Grosvenor	$557.57 million	4.11	$45.37 million	$0.45	25.22

GCM Grosvenor has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management.

Risk and Volatility

Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GCM Grosvenor 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 GCM Grosvenor

GCM Grosvenor Inc. is global alternative asset management solutions provider. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, pension and profit sharing plans and state or municipal government entities. The firm invests in equity and alternative investment markets of the United States and internationally. The firm invests in multi-strategy, credit-focused, equity-focused, macro-focused, commodity-focused, and other specialty portfolios. It focuses in hedge fund asset classes, private equity, real estate, and/or infrastructure, credit and absolute return strategies. It also focuses in primary fund investments, secondary fund investments, and co-investments with a focus on buyout, distressed debt, mezzanine, venture capital/growth equity investments. The firm seeks to do seed investments in small, emerging, and diverse private equity firms. The firm seeks to make regionally-focused investments in middle-market buyout. It prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, advanced electronics, information technology, biosciences, and advanced materials. It focuses on Ohio and the Midwest region. The firm employs fundamental and quantitative analysis. GCM Grosvenor Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Chicago, Illinois with additional offices in North America, Asia, Australia and Europe.