Comparing Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) & Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF)

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Jupiter Fund Management (OTCMKTS:JFHHF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	20.57%	62.88%	2.12%
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameriprise Financial	$18.48 billion	2.27	$3.56 billion	$40.21	11.58
Jupiter Fund Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter Fund Management.

Risk and Volatility

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jupiter Fund Management has a beta of 0.35, meaning that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ameriprise Financial and Jupiter Fund Management, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	1	6	3	1	2.36
Jupiter Fund Management	2	2	0	0	1.50

Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus target price of $543.22, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Ameriprise Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Jupiter Fund Management.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial 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.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Jupiter Fund Management on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ameriprise Financial

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services to individual and institutional clients in the United States and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advice & Wealth Management, Asset Management, Retirement & Protection Solutions, and Corporate & Other. The Advice & Wealth Management segment provides financial planning and advice; brokerage products and services for retail and institutional clients; discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory accounts; mutual funds; insurance and annuities products; cash management and banking products; and face-amount certificates. The Asset Management segment offers investment management, advice, and products to retail, high net worth, and institutional clients through third-party financial institutions, advisor networks, direct retail, and its institutional sales force under the Columbia Threadneedle Investments brand name. This segment products include U.S. mutual funds and their non-U.S. equivalents, exchange-traded funds, variable product funds underlying insurance, and annuity separate accounts; and institutional asset management products, such as traditional asset classes, separately managed accounts, individually managed accounts, collateralized loan obligations, hedge funds, collective funds, and property and infrastructure funds. The Retirement & Protection Solutions segment provides variable annuity products, as well as life and disability income insurance products to retail clients. The company was formerly known as American Express Financial Corporation and changed its name to Ameriprise Financial, Inc. in September 2005. Ameriprise Financial, Inc. was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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.