Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors

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FCSS vs. HL, ABDN, ATST, PHLL, and 3IN

Should you buy Fidelity China Special stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Fidelity China Special with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Fidelity China Special include Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), Petershill Partners (PHLL), and 3i Infrastructure (3IN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Fidelity China Special compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

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

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88086575, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A
Fidelity China Special	£559.02M	2.41	£997.06M	£112.60	2.60

Fidelity China Special has a net margin of 93.41% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 38.33%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 38.46% beat Fidelity China Special's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Lansdown	38.33%	38.46%	17.10%
Fidelity China Special	93.41%	35.31%	N/A

Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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 0.21 beat Fidelity China Special's score of 0.00 indicating that Hargreaves Lansdown is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Lansdown	Neutral
Fidelity China Special	Neutral

66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats Fidelity China Special on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity China Special compare to abrdn?

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 222.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.99%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn 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
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88086575, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.354, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Fidelity China Special has a net margin of 93.41% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 35.31% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special	93.41%	35.31%	N/A
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%

In the previous week, Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special	Neutral
abrdn	Neutral

Fidelity China Special has higher earnings, but lower revenue than abrdn. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, 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	£559.02M	2.41	£997.06M	£112.60	2.60
abrdn	£1.75B	2.40	£316.36M	£21.20	11.04

7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned 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.

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 68.9% 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.

Summary

abrdn beats Fidelity China Special on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity China Special compare to Alliance Trust?

Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% 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 pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Fidelity China Special has a net margin of 93.41% compared to Alliance Trust's net margin of 92.17%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 35.31% beat Alliance Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Trust	92.17%	17.93%	10.95%
Fidelity China Special	93.41%	35.31%	N/A

Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88086575, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Alliance Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity China Special'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Trust	Neutral
Fidelity China Special	Neutral

Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alliance Trust. Alliance Trust 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
Alliance Trust	£652.76M	0.00	£601.66M	£2.12	N/A
Fidelity China Special	£559.02M	2.41	£997.06M	£112.60	2.60

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats Alliance Trust on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity China Special compare to Petershill Partners?

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

Fidelity China Special has a net margin of 93.41% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 67.93%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 35.31% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petershill Partners	67.93%	18.13%	5.95%
Fidelity China Special	93.41%	35.31%	N/A

In the previous week, Petershill Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity China Special'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petershill Partners	Neutral
Fidelity China Special	Neutral

Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petershill Partners. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, 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
Petershill Partners	£1.15B	2.93	£420.55M	£86.43	3.59
Fidelity China Special	£559.02M	2.41	£997.06M	£112.60	2.60

Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Petershill Partners pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% 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.

Petershill Partners presently has a consensus target price of GBX 311.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than Fidelity China Special.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petershill Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Fidelity China Special	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88086575, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

3.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Petershill Partners beats Fidelity China Special on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity China Special compare to 3i Infrastructure?

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.8% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Fidelity China Special has higher revenue and earnings than 3i Infrastructure. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, 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	£559.02M	2.41	£997.06M	£112.60	2.60
3i Infrastructure	£428M	7.83	£347M	£45.80	7.93

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 27.6% 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 has a beta of 0.88086575, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

3i Infrastructure has a consensus target price of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 23.89%. Given 3i Infrastructure's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe 3i Infrastructure 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
3i Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Fidelity China Special has a net margin of 93.41% compared to 3i Infrastructure's net margin of 92.78%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 35.31% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special	93.41%	35.31%	N/A
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Fidelity China Special. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Fidelity China Special. 3i Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Fidelity China Special's score of 0.00 indicating that 3i Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special	Neutral
3i Infrastructure	Neutral

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Fidelity China Special on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FCSS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Fidelity China Special	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.35B	£2.31B	£5.79B	£2.90B
Dividend Yield	2.74%	5.97%	5.25%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	2.60	25.14	15.92	365.16
Price / Sales	2.41	2,010.89	989.78	87,648.92
Price / Cash	N/A	60.17	89.18	27.89
Price / Book	1.19	1.35	6.52	7.62
Net Income	£997.06M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.35%	-0.74%	-0.20%	0.11%
1 Month Performance	-4.41%	0.56%	0.42%	0.27%
1 Year Performance	16.07%	11.73%	18.42%	83.47%

Fidelity China Special Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FCSS Fidelity China Special	N/A	GBX 292.50 +0.5%	N/A	+14.3%	£1.35B	£559.02M	2.60	N/A
HL Hargreaves Lansdown	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£5.26B	£764.90M	1,787.90	1,850	High Trading Volume
ABDN abrdn	1.8702 of 5 stars	GBX 221.89 -1.8%	GBX 222.33 +0.2%	+40.3%	£4.25B	£1.75B	10.47	4,719
ATST Alliance Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£3.58B	£652.76M	600.00	3
PHLL Petershill Partners	N/A	GBX 310.50 flat	GBX 311.33 +0.3%	N/A	£3.36B	£1.15B	3.59	N/A

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Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors

FCSS vs. HL, ABDN, ATST, PHLL, and 3IN

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FCSS vs. HL, ABDN, ATST, PHLL, and 3IN

How does Fidelity China Special compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Which has more risk & volatility, HL or FCSS?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HL or FCSS?

Is HL or FCSS more profitable?

Is HL or FCSS a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor HL or FCSS?

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

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How does Fidelity China Special compare to abrdn?

Do analysts prefer FCSS or ABDN?

Which has more volatility & risk, FCSS or ABDN?

Is FCSS or ABDN more profitable?

Does the media refer more to FCSS or ABDN?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FCSS or ABDN?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FCSS or ABDN?

Is FCSS or ABDN a better dividend stock?

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How does Fidelity China Special compare to Alliance Trust?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ATST or FCSS?

Is ATST or FCSS a better dividend stock?

Is ATST or FCSS more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ATST or FCSS?

Does the media favor ATST or FCSS?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ATST or FCSS?

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How does Fidelity China Special compare to Petershill Partners?

Is PHLL or FCSS more profitable?

Does the media refer more to PHLL or FCSS?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PHLL or FCSS?

Is PHLL or FCSS a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend PHLL or FCSS?

Which has more volatility & risk, PHLL or FCSS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PHLL or FCSS?

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How does Fidelity China Special compare to 3i Infrastructure?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FCSS or 3IN?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FCSS or 3IN?

Is FCSS or 3IN a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, FCSS or 3IN?

Do analysts recommend FCSS or 3IN?

Is FCSS or 3IN more profitable?

Does the media prefer FCSS or 3IN?

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