MTA vs LU vs JCAP Stock Comparison

Metalla Royalty & Streaming, Lufax Holding and Jefferson Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LU Lufax Holding Ltd
$7.95 +536.0% 1M +181.9% 1Y
Market cap
$689.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.75B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Jefferson Capital leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jefferson Capital 6, Lufax Holding 2, Metalla Royalty & Streaming 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTALUJCAPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $719.04M $689.02M $1.14B JCAP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -414.6x -1.7x 6.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 154.8x — 7.1x JCAP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +194.2% +30.8% LU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -11.1% 25.4% JCAP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.0% 0.0% 13.2% JCAP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.3x — 4.4x MTA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 4.82% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.0% +181.9% +5.7% LU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr -20.6%/yr — MTA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.1% 235.1% 35.8% JCAP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 52/100 54/100 JCAP

Percentile Scorecard

MTALUJCAP

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisMTALUJCAP
Valuation 16 #143 of 169 88 #21 of 169 61 #67 of 169
Growth 100 #1 of 159 47 #85 of 159 61 #63 of 159
Profitability 28 #106 of 146 32 #100 of 146 97 #6 of 146
Financial Health 96 #7 of 153 40 #92 of 153 36 #99 of 153
Shareholder Returns 16 #113 of 135 – 18 #111 of 135
Overall 51 52 54
  • MTA ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LU ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • JCAP ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMTALUJCAPSPY
1 month -19.7%+536.0%+4.2% +0.7%
3 months +1.6%+400.0%-0.6% +3.7%
6 months +16.2%+316.2%-3.9% +7.1%
Year to date -0.5%+210.5%-10.8% +12.8%
1 year +15.0%+181.9%+5.7% +11.9%
3 years +169.7%+100.8%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +39.2%+26.2%— +22.8%
5 years +1.8%-68.5%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%-20.6%— +10.9%
10 years +848.5%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +25.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMTALUJCAPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.1%235.1%35.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.7%57.1%34.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.090.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.270.770.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.6%-97.2%-33.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.8%-6.5%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $11.35$8.50$24.00 $779.14
52-week low $6.06$0.83$15.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleMTALUJCAP
P/E now vs peer median -414.6xmedian 11.7x -1.7xmedian 11.7x 6.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x 1.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 155.2xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x 8.0xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 132.7xmedian 6.5x 0.5xmedian 6.5x —median 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 2.4xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -6.96median 0.33 0.03median 0.33 —median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsMTALUJCAP
Revenue – $3.75B $635.89M
Gross profit $13.59M – –
Operating income $2.62M – $308.67M
Net income -$440.00K -$368.79M $165.04M
Free cash flow $5.42M $1.38B –
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $-4.79 $2.90
Cash & equivalents $10.67M – $20.41M
Total debt $49.93M $10.83B $1.41B
Shares (diluted) 92.51M 86.67M 55.52M
Enterprise value $676.18M -$3.68B $1.01B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricMTALUJCAP
P/E -414.6x -1.7x 6.9x
P/FCF 132.7x 0.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 132.7x 0.5x –
P/S – 0.2x 1.8x
P/B 2.8x 0.1x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 0.1x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 155.2x – 8.0x
EV/EBIT 274.6x -67.7x 8.2x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 4.0x
EV/FCF 132.9x 7.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 132.9x 7.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.96 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTALUJCAP
Revenue growth (1Y) – 194.2% 30.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -12.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 130.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 114.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 237.2% – 21.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.1% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 90.7% 12.6% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.8% -65.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 63.4% 28.6% -94.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.6% -61.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 114.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% -13.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 280.4% 114.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 70.1% -13.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTALUJCAP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 49.8%
Operating margin – – 48.5%
Pretax margin – -2.9% 32.2%
Net margin – -11.1% 25.4%
FCF margin – 36.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 36.7% –
Return on equity -0.7% -3.1% 34.7%
Return on assets -0.6% -1.2% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 1.0% 0.0% 13.2%
Return on capital employed 1.0% – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -12.3x -3.7x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTALUJCAP
Debt / assets 4.5% 35.0% 67.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.3x – 4.4x
Debt / FCF 2.3x 7.9x –
Liabilities / assets 6.3% 61.5% 77.1%
Equity / assets 93.7% 38.5% 22.9%
Interest coverage 1.9x -3.2x 2.8x
Current ratio 4.5x – –
Quick ratio 4.4x – –
Cash ratio 3.0x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTALUJCAP
Dividend yield – – 4.8%
Net buyback yield -0.1% – –
Shareholder yield -0.1% 0.0% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusMTALUJCAP
Forward P/E 154.8xFY2026 – 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.05FY2026 $-3.19FY2026 $2.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -19.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +240.0% – +1.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.29MFY2026 $4.01BFY2026 $755.54MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +54.5%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +85.2% -9.3% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTALUJCAP
Held by institutions 31.2% 8.1% 38.5%
Institutions holding 94 75 113
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.5% -12.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 41 31 73
Institutions selling 36 29 24
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.07 3.04

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

MTALUJCAP
MTA 1.00 0.00 0.21
LU 0.00 1.00 0.00
JCAP 0.21 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MTA, LU and JCAP?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) $719.04M, Lufax Holding (LU) $689.02M, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) $1.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Lufax Holding (LU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lufax Holding (LU) +194.2%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +30.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has the highest net margin (Lufax Holding (LU) -11.1%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 25.4%). On return on invested capital, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 1.0%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.0%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 13.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lufax Holding (LU) returned the most: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +15.0%, Lufax Holding (LU) +181.9%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) +5.7%. Over five years, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) compounded fastest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) +0.4%/yr, Lufax Holding (LU) -20.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 0.00%, Lufax Holding (LU) 0.00%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 4.82%. Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) and Lufax Holding (LU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) has been the steadiest (Metalla Royalty & Streaming (MTA) 55.1%, Lufax Holding (LU) 235.1%, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) 35.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MTA, LU and JCAP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jefferson Capital (JCAP) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.