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Fidelity European Trust (FEV) Competitors

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As of 09/1/2026 11:56 AM Eastern

FEV vs. MNG, PCT, PSH, FCIT, and ICP

Should you buy Fidelity European Trust stock or one of its competitors? Fidelity European Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Pershing Square (PSH), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), and Intermediate Capital Group (ICP). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Fidelity European Trust compare to M&G?

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 1.189, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.953, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Fidelity European Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity European Trust£276.56M7.66£208.32M£62.806.84
M&G£21.71B0.38£166.98M£12.3028.13

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

M&G has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 95.91%. 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
Fidelity European Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.61% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 13.99% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust93.61% 13.99% 10.56%
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust and Fidelity European Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat M&G's score of 1.11 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats M&G on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity European Trust compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.737, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 1.189, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 249.53% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 93.61%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 55.87% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust249.53% 55.87% 20.70%
Fidelity European Trust 93.61%13.99%10.56%

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Polar Capital Technology Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust Neutral
Fidelity European Trust Positive

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust£3.76B1.87£1.20B£330.421.92
Fidelity European Trust£276.56M7.66£208.32M£62.806.84

87.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Fidelity European Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity European Trust compare to Pershing Square?

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Pershing Square has a net margin of 97.16% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 93.61%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 13.99% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust93.61% 13.99% 10.56%
Pershing Square 97.16%-2.59%11.83%

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% 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.

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust Positive
Pershing Square Neutral

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 1.189, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.849, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Pershing Square 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity European Trust£276.56M7.66£208.32M£62.806.84
Pershing Square£2.57B2.61£2.71B£1.41 thousand2.72

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats Pershing Square on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity European Trust compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 93.61%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.14% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust93.61% 13.99% 10.56%
F&C Investment Trust 103.67%22.14%10.80%

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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.

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 1.189, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.749, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. F&C Investment Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity European Trust£276.56M7.66£208.32M£62.806.84
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.39£935.32M£75.804.49

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust Positive
F&C Investment Trust Neutral

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats Fidelity European Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Fidelity European Trust compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust Positive
Intermediate Capital Group Neutral

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.61% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust93.61% 13.99% 10.56%
Intermediate Capital Group 56.78%20.09%4.57%

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 1.189, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Intermediate Capital Group 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity European Trust£276.56M7.66£208.32M£62.806.84
Intermediate Capital Group£831.60M0.00£409.10M£0.77N/A

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Fidelity European Trust and Intermediate Capital Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 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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FEV vs. The Competition

MetricFidelity European TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.12B£5.67B£14.01B£2.90B
Dividend Yield2.26%7.36%5.88%6.17%
P/E Ratio6.8431.6226.07367.25
Price / Sales7.661,205.99512.5383,668.65
Price / Cash82.6348.1638.4627.89
Price / Book1.041.962.096.92
Net Income£208.32M£418.14M£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.61%-0.73%-0.86%-0.35%
1 Month Performance0.31%1.75%1.84%2.81%
1 Year Performance7.78%7.09%11.29%23.12%

Fidelity European Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FEV
Fidelity European Trust
N/AGBX 429.50
-2.2%
N/A+6.3%£2.12B£276.56M6.84N/A
MNG
M&G
2.6661 of 5 stars
GBX 351
+0.7%
GBX 677.86
+93.1%
+30.7%£8.40B£21.71B28.546,101
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 656
+0.4%
N/A+61.2%£7.23B£3.76B1.99120
PSH
Pershing Square
N/AGBX 3,930
+0.3%
N/A-12.3%£6.88B£2.57B2.79N/A
FCIT
F&C Investment Trust
N/AGBX 345.20
+0.6%
N/A+17.5%£6.45B£683.36M4.55N/A

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This page (LON:FEV) was last updated on 9/2/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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