Schroder Japan Trust (SJG) Competitors

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (LON:FSV) and Schroder Japan Trust (LON:SJG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is FSV or SJG more profitable?

Schroder Japan Trust has a net margin of 99.53% compared to Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' net margin of 94.33%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' return on equity of 21.15% beat Schroder Japan Trust'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%
Schroder Japan Trust	99.53%	18.12%	7.69%

Does the media refer more to FSV or SJG?

In the previous week, Schroder Japan Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroder Japan Trust and 1 mentions for Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Schroder Japan Trust's score of 1.54 indicating that Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is FSV or SJG 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%. Schroder Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Japan Trust pays out 37.1% 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 better earnings and valuation, FSV or SJG?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Japan Trust. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Japan Trust, 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	6.29	£223.72M	£0.63	635.96
Schroder Japan Trust	£22.59M	14.29	£60.51M	£0.37	764.21

Which has more risk and volatility, FSV or SJG?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Japan Trust has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

12.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Schroder Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats Schroder Japan Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.