Manchester & London (MNL) Competitors

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (LON:FSV) and Manchester & London (LON:MNL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, FSV or MNL?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester & London has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSV or MNL a better dividend stock?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manchester & London pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Is FSV or MNL more profitable?

Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' net margin of 94.33%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 39.92% beat Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	94.33%	21.15%	0.33%
Manchester & London	95.89%	39.92%	27.70%

Does the media prefer FSV or MNL?

In the previous week, Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values and Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values both had 1 articles in the media. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.67 indicating that Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Manchester & London	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FSV or MNL?

12.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.6% of Manchester & London shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FSV or MNL?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester & London. Manchester & London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values, 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 Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	£206.83M	6.22	£223.72M	£0.63	628.85
Manchester & London	£102.10M	3.11	£120.05M	£2.56	326.10

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats Manchester & London on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.