Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, APAX or FJV?

Fidelity Japan Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Fidelity Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apax Global Alpha, 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
Apax Global Alpha	£9.05M	105.71	£4.12M	£0.59	277.90
Fidelity Japan Trust	£8.79M	27.39	£6.24M	£5.54	38.26

Is APAX or FJV more profitable?

Fidelity Japan Trust has a net margin of 71.01% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. Fidelity Japan Trust's return on equity of 2.73% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apax Global Alpha	45.55%	0.27%	2.57%
Fidelity Japan Trust	71.01%	2.73%	1.92%

Which has more volatility & risk, APAX or FJV?

Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity Japan Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer APAX or FJV?

In the previous week, Fidelity Japan Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Apax Global Alpha. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity Japan Trust and 0 mentions for Apax Global Alpha. Fidelity Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Apax Global Alpha	Neutral
Fidelity Japan Trust	Very Positive

Summary

Fidelity Japan Trust beats Apax Global Alpha on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.