Manchester & London (MNL) Competitors

Manchester & London (LON:MNL) and Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (LON:FSV) 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 community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, MNL or FSV?

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

Is MNL or FSV a better dividend stock?

Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Manchester & London pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 14.5% 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 MNL or FSV 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
Manchester & London	95.89%	39.92%	27.70%
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	94.33%	21.15%	0.33%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MNL or FSV?

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
Manchester & London	£125.20M	2.32	£120.05M	£300.65	2.43
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	£237.18M	4.96	£223.72M	£68.75	5.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNL or FSV?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values received 29 more outperform votes than Manchester & London when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.81% of users gave Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values an outperform vote while only 68.75% of users gave Manchester & London an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manchester & London	Outperform Votes 77 68.75%	Underperform Votes 35 31.25%
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Outperform Votes 106 76.81%	Underperform Votes 32 23.19%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MNL or FSV?

59.7% of Manchester & London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Manchester & London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MNL or FSV?

In the previous week, Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values had 1 more articles in the media than Manchester & London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values and 1 mentions for Manchester & London. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manchester & London	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats Manchester & London on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.