Analyzing Hennessy Advisors (NASDAQ:HNNA) & Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF)

Hennessy Advisors (NASDAQ:HNNA) and Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

Hennessy Advisors has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hennessy Advisors and Jupiter Fund Management”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hennessy Advisors	$35.54 million	2.23	$9.96 million	$1.05	9.56
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Hennessy Advisors has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hennessy Advisors	25.40%	8.53%	5.25%
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

10.3% of Hennessy Advisors shares are held by institutional investors. 36.0% of Hennessy Advisors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hennessy Advisors and Jupiter Fund Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hennessy Advisors	0	1	0	0	2.00
Jupiter Fund Management	2	2	0	0	1.50

Summary

Hennessy Advisors beats Jupiter Fund Management on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hennessy Advisors

Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is an employee owned investment manager. It provides its services to Hennessy Funds and investment companies. The firm launches and manages equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm primarily invests in growth stocks of companies. It conducts in-house research to make its investments. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Novato, California with additional offices in Boston, Massachusetts and Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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.