MNL vs. FCSS, TFG, FGT, BNKR, ASL, LWDB, JMG, IHP, FSV, and HRI
Should you be buying Manchester & London stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manchester & London include Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Law Debenture (LWDB), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), IntegraFin (IHP), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), and Herald (HRI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Manchester & London vs. Its Competitors
Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and Manchester & London (LON:MNL) 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, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership.
63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fidelity China Special 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Fidelity China Special has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manchester & London. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manchester & London, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Manchester & London had 1 more articles in the media than Fidelity China Special. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Manchester & London and 0 mentions for Fidelity China Special. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Manchester & London'saverage media sentiment score.
Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% 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. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat Manchester & London's return on equity.
Summary
Manchester & London beats Fidelity China Special on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MNL) was last updated on 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
