Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT) Competitors

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FCIT or FGT?

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Finsbury Growth & Income. F&C Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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
F&C Investment Trust	£981.19M	5.54	£935.32M	£192.96	5.82
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.31	£90.54M	£60.89	14.89

Do insiders and institutionals believe in FCIT or FGT?

51.0% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned 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.

Does the media prefer FCIT or FGT?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 2 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 1 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 1.55 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
F&C Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Finsbury Growth & Income	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FCIT or FGT a better dividend stock?

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% 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 volatility & risk, FCIT or FGT?

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FCIT or FGT more profitable?

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 95.33% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 18.50% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust	95.33%	18.50%	10.80%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats Finsbury Growth & Income on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.