Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) Competitors

Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) and Fidelity Japan Trust (LON:FJV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is MUT or FJV more profitable?

Murray Income Trust has a net margin of 92.34% compared to Fidelity Japan Trust's net margin of 71.01%. Murray Income Trust's return on equity of 9.57% beat Fidelity Japan Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray Income Trust	92.34%	9.57%	4.65%
Fidelity Japan Trust	71.01%	2.73%	1.92%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MUT or FJV?

35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are held 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MUT or FJV?

Murray Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Japan Trust. Murray Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity Japan 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
Murray Income Trust	£97.96M	8.62	£90.45M	£90.76	9.31
Fidelity Japan Trust	£8.79M	24.42	£6.24M	£5.54	34.11

Which has more risk & volatility, MUT or FJV?

Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity Japan Trust has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MUT or FJV?

In the previous week, Fidelity Japan Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Murray Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidelity Japan Trust and 0 mentions for Murray Income Trust. Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Fidelity Japan Trust's score of 1.35 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Murray Income Trust	Very Positive
Fidelity Japan Trust	Positive

Summary

Murray Income Trust beats Fidelity Japan Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.