FSFL vs. MRC, MYI, ATT, SSON, FEV, PNL, N91, WTAN, BRW, and WWH
Should you be buying Foresight Solar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foresight Solar include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Murray International (MYI), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Personal Assets (PNL), Ninety One Group (N91), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), and Worldwide Healthcare (WWH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Foresight Solar vs. Its Competitors
Foresight Solar (LON:FSFL) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Foresight Solar's net margin of 44.44%. The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity of 20.56% beat Foresight Solar's return on equity.
In the previous week, The Mercantile Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Foresight Solar. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Foresight Solar. The Mercantile Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Foresight Solar's score of 1.11 indicating that The Mercantile Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Foresight Solar has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
50.8% of Foresight Solar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Foresight Solar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Foresight Solar pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Foresight Solar pays out 1,495.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 24.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Solar. The Mercantile Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Solar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
The Mercantile Investment Trust beats Foresight Solar on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:FSFL) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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