Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) Competitors

Fidelity Japan Trust (LON:FJV) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is FJV or MRCH more profitable?

The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Fidelity Japan Trust's net margin of 71.01%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Fidelity Japan Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Japan Trust	71.01%	2.73%	1.92%
The Merchants Trust	90.97%	13.03%	7.70%

Which has more volatility and risk, FJV or MRCH?

Fidelity Japan Trust has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FJV or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Japan Trust. The Merchants 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
Fidelity Japan Trust	£8.79M	22.86	£6.24M	£5.54	31.93
The Merchants Trust	£119.93M	6.82	£109.11M	£73.21	7.51

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FJV or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust received 29 more outperform votes than Fidelity Japan Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave Fidelity Japan Trust an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity Japan Trust	Outperform Votes 52 72.22%	Underperform Votes 20 27.78%
The Merchants Trust	Outperform Votes 81 55.48%	Underperform Votes 65 44.52%

Does the media prefer FJV or MRCH?

In the previous week, Fidelity Japan Trust and Fidelity Japan Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Fidelity Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat The Merchants Trust's score of 1.75 indicating that Fidelity Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Japan 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
The Merchants 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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FJV or MRCH?

78.6% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The Merchants Trust beats Fidelity Japan Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.