Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML) Competitors

HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and Fidelity Emerging Markets (LON:FEML) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor HGT or FEML?

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Neutral
Fidelity Emerging Markets	Positive

Is HGT or FEML more profitable?

Fidelity Emerging Markets has a net margin of 313.38% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 91.03%. Fidelity Emerging Markets' return on equity of 16.22% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	91.03%	11.93%	6.88%
Fidelity Emerging Markets	313.38%	16.22%	2.59%

Which has better valuation and earnings, HGT or FEML?

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Emerging Markets. Fidelity Emerging Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, 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
HgCapital Trust	£312.64M	7.64	£284.58M	£60.49	8.51
Fidelity Emerging Markets	£41.50M	14.55	£130.04M	£121.84	5.79

Is HGT or FEML a better dividend stock?

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Fidelity Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity Emerging Markets pays out 12.3% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, HGT or FEML?

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HGT or FEML?

HgCapital Trust received 110 more outperform votes than Fidelity Emerging Markets when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HgCapital Trust	Outperform Votes 110 62.15%	Underperform Votes 67 37.85%
Fidelity Emerging Markets	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HGT or FEML?

41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of Fidelity Emerging Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity Emerging Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fidelity Emerging Markets beats HgCapital Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.