Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) Competitors

Fidelity Asian Values (LON:FAS) and Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Is FAS or WTAN more profitable?

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to Fidelity Asian Values' net margin of 50.86%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat Fidelity Asian Values' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Asian Values	50.86%	3.04%	0.25%
Witan Investment Trust	89.43%	13.68%	7.95%

Which has more volatility & risk, FAS or WTAN?

Fidelity Asian Values has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FAS or WTAN?

53.4% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FAS or WTAN a better dividend stock?

Fidelity Asian Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Fidelity Asian Values pays out 91.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity Asian Values is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to FAS or WTAN?

In the previous week, Fidelity Asian Values had 1 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity Asian Values and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. Fidelity Asian Values' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Witan Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Asian Values is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Asian Values	Positive
Witan Investment Trust	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FAS or WTAN?

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Asian Values. Witan Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity Asian Values, 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 Asian Values	£22.46M	17.79	£11.42M	£16.38	35.05
Witan Investment Trust	£246.38M	0.00	£220.34M	£0.36	N/A

Summary

Witan Investment Trust beats Fidelity Asian Values on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.