abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC) Competitors

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media refer more to FEV or AUSC?

In the previous week, Fidelity European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity European Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust	Neutral
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FEV or AUSC?

69.2% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.0% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FEV or AUSC?

Fidelity European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust 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	7.25	£208.32M	£50.45	7.76
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	£54.96M	6.21	£49.86M	£73.87	6.85

Is FEV or AUSC more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's net margin of 90.72%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.68% 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%
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	90.72%	13.68%	-4.68%

Is FEV or AUSC a better dividend stock?

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays out 14.9% 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. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, FEV or AUSC?

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FEV or AUSC?

Fidelity European Trust received 62 more outperform votes than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity European Trust	Outperform Votes 62 65.26%	Underperform Votes 33 34.74%
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust	N/A	N/A

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.