Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors GBX 301 +5.00 (+1.69%) As of 08/22/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock FCSS vs. FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, ABDN, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, and BPTShould you be buying Fidelity China Special stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity China Special include F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), and Bridgepoint Group (BPT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Fidelity China Special vs. Its Competitors F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is FCIT or FCSS a better dividend stock? F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCIT or FCSS? 51.0% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor FCIT or FCSS? In the previous week, Fidelity China Special had 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity China Special and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity China Special is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment F&C Investment Trust Neutral Fidelity China Special Positive Is FCIT or FCSS more profitable? F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 95.33% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F&C Investment Trust95.33% 18.50% 10.80% Fidelity China Special -561.50%83.04%N/A Which has better valuation and earnings, FCIT or FCSS? Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings than F&C Investment Trust. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&C Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF&C Investment Trust£981.19M5.77£935.32M£192.966.07Fidelity China Special-£177.57M-8.40£997.06M£202.001.49 SummaryFidelity China Special beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fidelity China Special News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FCSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFidelity China SpecialAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.49B£1.31B£6.46B£3.22BDividend Yield2.64%4.39%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio1.4922.7214.41164.70Price / Sales-8.402,489.741,786.32310,111.42Price / CashN/A60.62127.2027.93Price / Book1.221.425.135.91Net Income£997.06M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance3.61%0.55%0.90%49.52%1 Month Performance7.69%0.73%2.13%56.36%1 Year Performance64.84%6.71%23.94%136.20% Fidelity China Special Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCSSFidelity China SpecialN/AGBX 301+1.7%N/A+63.3%£1.49B-£177.57M1.49N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,166.52+0.4%N/A+12.8%£5.64B£981.19M6.05N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeHLHargreaves Lansdown0.6197 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 407.52-0.4%N/A-87.1%£4.80B£1.24B4.00120News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn2.278 of 5 starsGBX 196.30+0.5%GBX 195.60-0.4%+32.5%£3.51B£1.49B11.164,719News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 352+0.3%N/A+2.3%£3.25B£374M926.32N/ANews CoveragePHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 236+1.7%GBX 296.67+25.7%+5.8%£3.21B£706.00M9.58N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 580+0.3%N/A+2.1%£2.99B£660.56M4.78N/ARCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,993.57+0.4%N/A+7.9%£2.87B£103.46M17.2362BPTBridgepoint GroupN/AGBX 345.60+2.1%GBX 388+12.3%+12.7%£2.85B£272.35M62.78391Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors abrdn Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FCSS) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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