Reviewing Japan Exchange Group (JPXGY) & The Competition

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

Institutional and 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

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	$2.35 billion	$394.98 million	20.13

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 Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Japan Exchange Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Japan Exchange Group	0	0	1	0	3.00
Japan Exchange Group Competitors	5228	19572	21890	603	2.38

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 20.42%. Given Japan Exchange Group’s peers higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Japan Exchange Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

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	2,629.26%	9.47%	3.67%

Summary

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

Japan Exchange Group Company Profile

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.