Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) Competitors

Fidelity Asian Values (LON:FAS) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Does the media prefer FAS or FGT?

In the previous week, Fidelity Asian Values and Fidelity Asian Values both had 1 articles in the media. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Fidelity Asian Values' score of 1.36 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Asian Values	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Finsbury Growth & Income	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FAS or FGT?

53.4% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FAS or FGT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Asian Values. Finsbury Growth & Income 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	15.39	£11.42M	£16.38	30.33
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.36	£90.54M	£60.89	14.96

Is FAS or FGT more profitable?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a net margin of 89.28% compared to Fidelity Asian Values' net margin of 50.86%. Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity of 6.50% 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%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Is FAS or FGT a better dividend stock?

Fidelity Asian Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FAS or FGT?

Fidelity Asian Values received 35 more outperform votes than Finsbury Growth & Income when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.27% of users gave Finsbury Growth & Income an outperform vote while only 62.09% of users gave Fidelity Asian Values an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity Asian Values	Outperform Votes 113 62.09%	Underperform Votes 69 37.91%
Finsbury Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 78 70.27%	Underperform Votes 33 29.73%

Which has more risk & volatility, FAS or FGT?

Fidelity Asian Values has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Fidelity Asian Values on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.