European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor FCSS or EAT?

In the previous week, Fidelity China Special and Fidelity China Special both had 1 articles in the media. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Fidelity China Special's score of 1.39 indicating that European Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
European Assets Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FCSS or EAT a better dividend stock?

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Assets Trust pays out 77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FCSS or EAT?

63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of European Assets Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCSS or EAT more profitable?

European Assets Trust has a net margin of 79.65% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special	-561.50%	83.04%	N/A
European Assets Trust	79.65%	7.51%	6.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FCSS or EAT?

Fidelity China Special received 7 more outperform votes than European Assets Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.86% of users gave Fidelity China Special an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave European Assets Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity China Special	Outperform Votes 117 66.86%	Underperform Votes 58 33.14%
European Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCSS or EAT?

Fidelity China Special has higher earnings, but lower revenue than European Assets Trust. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity China Special	-£177.57M	-6.86	£997.06M	£202.00	1.22
European Assets Trust	£35.04M	8.85	£27.91M	£7.77	11.09

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats European Assets Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.