Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) Competitors

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

Is FJV or RICA more profitable?

Fidelity Japan Trust has a net margin of 71.01% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 51.94%. Fidelity Japan Trust's return on equity of 2.73% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Japan Trust	71.01%	2.73%	1.92%
Ruffer Investment	51.94%	0.96%	0.45%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FJV or RICA?

Ruffer Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Japan Trust. Fidelity Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, 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
Fidelity Japan Trust	£8.79M	25.97	£6.24M	£5.54	36.27
Ruffer Investment	£16.91M	54.05	£8.78M	£2.75	103.30

Does the media refer more to FJV or RICA?

In the previous week, Fidelity Japan Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Ruffer Investment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity Japan Trust and 0 mentions for Ruffer Investment. Fidelity Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ruffer Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Japan Trust	Very Positive
Ruffer Investment	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FJV or RICA?

Fidelity Japan Trust has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FJV or RICA?

78.6% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of Ruffer Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ruffer Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fidelity Japan Trust beats Ruffer Investment on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.