Fidelity European Trust (FEV) Competitors

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate STJ or FEV?

St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 18.71%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Fidelity European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to STJ or FEV?

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 1 mentions for St. James's Place. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.37 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
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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)	Very Positive

Is STJ or FEV a better dividend stock?

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity European Trust pays out 326.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STJ or FEV?

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is STJ or FEV more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 12.65% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%

Which has more risk & volatility, STJ or FEV?

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STJ or FEV?

Fidelity European Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity European 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
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.39	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,326.62
Fidelity European Trust	£18.78M	87.79	£208.32M	£0.03	15,494.30

Summary

St. James's Place and Fidelity European Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.