Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the media favor FCSS or HL?

In the previous week, Hargreaves Lansdown had 1 more articles in the media than Fidelity China Special. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown and 0 mentions for Fidelity China Special. Hargreaves Lansdown's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Fidelity China Special's score of 0.00 indicating that Hargreaves Lansdown is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special	Neutral
Hargreaves Lansdown	Positive

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

63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FCSS or HL more profitable?

Hargreaves Lansdown has a net margin of 82.61% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special	-561.50%	83.04%	N/A
Hargreaves Lansdown	82.61%	82.68%	17.10%

Do analysts recommend FCSS or HL?

Given Hargreaves Lansdown's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hargreaves Lansdown is more favorable than Fidelity China Special.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity China Special	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, FCSS or HL?

Fidelity China Special has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hargreaves Lansdown. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity China Special, 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	-7.73	£997.06M	£202.00	1.37
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A

Is FCSS or HL a better dividend stock?

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% 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 China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats Fidelity China Special on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.