CBG vs. FEV, JAM, BNKR, JMG, IEM, BUR, WTAN, PIN, BRWM, and CGT
Should you be buying Close Brothers Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Close Brothers Group include Fidelity European Trust (FEV), JPMorgan American Investment Trust (JAM), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust (JMG), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Burford Capital (BUR), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Pantheon International (PIN), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), and Capital Gearing Trust p.l.c (CGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Close Brothers Group vs.
Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Close Brothers Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 67 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Fidelity European Trust pays out -5,833.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Close Brothers Group pays out 12,884.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Close Brothers Group received 361 more outperform votes than Fidelity European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.26% of users gave Fidelity European Trust an outperform vote while only 59.24% of users gave Close Brothers Group an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Close Brothers Group had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Close Brothers Group and 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Close Brothers Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Close Brothers Group has a net margin of 9.86% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Close Brothers Group's return on equity of 4.88% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.
Close Brothers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Close Brothers Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
66.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Close Brothers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Close Brothers Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,182.20, suggesting a potential upside of 31.65%. Given Close Brothers Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Close Brothers Group is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.
Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Close Brothers Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Close Brothers Group beats Fidelity European Trust on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CBG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Close Brothers Group Competitors List
