Third Point Investors (TPOU) Competitors

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and Third Point Investors (LON:TPOU) 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 earnings, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is FEV or TPOU a better dividend stock?

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Third Point Investors pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 330.6%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Third Point Investors pays out 2,174.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer FEV or TPOU?

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Third Point Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for Third Point Investors. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Third Point Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust	Very Positive
Third Point Investors	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FEV or TPOU?

Fidelity European Trust received 32 more outperform votes than Third Point Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave Third Point Investors an outperform vote while only 65.26% of users gave Fidelity European Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity European Trust	Outperform Votes 62 65.26%	Underperform Votes 33 34.74%
Third Point Investors	Outperform Votes 30 68.18%	Underperform Votes 14 31.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, FEV or TPOU?

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Point Investors has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

69.2% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Third Point Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Third Point Investors shares are owned by 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 stronger valuation & earnings, FEV or TPOU?

Third Point Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity European Trust. Third Point Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity European 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 European Trust	£221.98M	7.64	£208.32M	£50.45	8.19
Third Point Investors	£8.39B	0.05	£6.65B	£3.72	6.58

Is FEV or TPOU more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to Third Point Investors' net margin of 79.27%. Third Point Investors' return on equity of 16.16% beat Fidelity European Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%
Third Point Investors	79.27%	16.16%	11.57%

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats Third Point Investors on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.