Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in POLR or FEV?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.2% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, POLR or FEV?

Fidelity European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital. Fidelity European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital, 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
Polar Capital	£208.88M	2.23	£41.05M	£42.90	11.36
Fidelity European Trust	£221.98M	7.50	£208.32M	£50.45	8.04

Is POLR or FEV more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%

Do analysts prefer POLR or FEV?

Polar Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 570, indicating a potential upside of 16.92%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Fidelity European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is POLR or FEV a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Polar Capital pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, POLR or FEV?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to POLR or FEV?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Polar Capital and 0 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Polar Capital's score of 1.01 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	Positive
Fidelity European Trust	Positive

Summary

Polar Capital beats Fidelity European Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.