CQS New City High Yield (NCYF) Competitors

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

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

12.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of CQS New City High Yield shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of CQS New City High Yield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FSV or NCYF?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has higher revenue and earnings than CQS New City High Yield. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CQS New City High Yield, 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
CQS New City High Yield	£18.70M	17.87	£47.15M	£0.03	1,727.57

Is FSV or NCYF more profitable?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a net margin of 94.33% compared to CQS New City High Yield's net margin of 88.30%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' return on equity of 21.15% beat CQS New City High Yield's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	94.33%	21.15%	0.33%
CQS New City High Yield	88.30%	16.49%	4.54%

Does the media prefer FSV or NCYF?

In the previous week, Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values had 1 more articles in the media than CQS New City High Yield. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values and 0 mentions for CQS New City High Yield. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat CQS New City High Yield's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Very Positive
CQS New City High Yield	Neutral

Is FSV or NCYF 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%. CQS New City High Yield pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CQS New City High Yield pays out 149.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSV or NCYF?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CQS New City High Yield has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats CQS New City High Yield on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.