Fidelity European Trust (FEV) Competitors

M&G (LON:MNG) and Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to MNG or FEV?

In the previous week, M&G had 5 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for M&G and 2 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat M&G's score of 0.19 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&G	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fidelity European Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer MNG or FEV?

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 255, suggesting a potential downside of 4.92%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Fidelity European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MNG or FEV?

Fidelity European Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. Fidelity European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, 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
M&G	£9.02B	0.71	£166.98M	£7.01	38.24
Fidelity European Trust	£221.98M	7.50	£208.32M	£50.45	8.03

Which has more risk & volatility, MNG or FEV?

M&G has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MNG or FEV?

54.5% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.2% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MNG or FEV a better dividend stock?

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. M&G pays out 285.2% 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 European Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is MNG or FEV more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.85%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 12.65% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%

Summary

M&G and Fidelity European Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.