Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate MTE or FCSS?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Montanaro European Smaller	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Fidelity China Special	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is MTE or FCSS more profitable?

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 88.47% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of 0.00%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 11.67% beat Fidelity China Special's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro European Smaller	88.47%	11.67%	7.15%
Fidelity China Special	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTE or FCSS?

Fidelity China Special received 66 more outperform votes than Montanaro European Smaller when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.86% of users gave Fidelity China Special an outperform vote while only 59.30% of users gave Montanaro European Smaller an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Montanaro European Smaller	Outperform Votes 51 59.30%	Underperform Votes 35 40.70%
Fidelity China Special	Outperform Votes 117 66.86%	Underperform Votes 58 33.14%

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTE or FCSS?

Montanaro European Smaller has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity China Special. Montanaro European Smaller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity China Special, 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£32.81M	8.23	£29.02M	£0.18	791.67
Fidelity China Special	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.05	4,440.00

Is MTE or FCSS a better dividend stock?

Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 555.6% 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 China Special pays out 12,000.0% 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 refer more to MTE or FCSS?

In the previous week, Fidelity China Special had 1 more articles in the media than Montanaro European Smaller. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity China Special and 0 mentions for Montanaro European Smaller. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity China Special is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral
Fidelity China Special	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MTE or FCSS?

21.3% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats Montanaro European Smaller on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.