Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) and Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FGT or MTE?

28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FGT or MTE a better dividend stock?

Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 3.6% 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FGT or MTE?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro European Smaller. Montanaro European Smaller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.59	£90.54M	£60.89	15.21
Montanaro European Smaller	£57.06M	6.05	£53.01M	£27.52	6.60

Which has more volatility & risk, FGT or MTE?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FGT or MTE?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 4 more articles in the media than Montanaro European Smaller. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 0 mentions for Montanaro European Smaller. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 0.00 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	Very Positive
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral

Is FGT or MTE more profitable?

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 92.90% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 16.87% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%
Montanaro European Smaller	92.90%	16.87%	2.99%

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Montanaro European Smaller on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.