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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has more risk and 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 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manchester & London pays out 4.7% 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.

Does the media favor FSV or MNL?

In the previous week, Manchester & London had 1 more articles in the media than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Manchester & London and 1 mentions for Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.38 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FSV or MNL?

64.8% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Manchester & London shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock 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	£237.18M	5.00	£223.72M	£68.75	5.32
Manchester & London	£125.20M	2.56	£120.05M	£300.65	2.68

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%

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats Manchester & London on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.