Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK) Competitors

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (LON:FSV) and Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is FSV or BRK more profitable?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a net margin of 5.03% compared to Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' net margin of -26.15%. Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity of 4.17% beat Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	-26.15%	-0.32%	0.33%
Brooks Macdonald Group	5.03%	4.17%	7.37%

Is FSV or BRK a better dividend stock?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out -100,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 20,000.0% 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 favor FSV or BRK?

In the previous week, Brooks Macdonald Group had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brooks Macdonald Group and 2 mentions for Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Brooks Macdonald Group's score of -0.03 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSV or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group received 197 more outperform votes than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.81% of users gave Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values an outperform vote while only 68.24% of users gave Brooks Macdonald Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	Outperform Votes 106 76.81%	Underperform Votes 32 23.19%
Brooks Macdonald Group	Outperform Votes 303 68.24%	Underperform Votes 141 31.76%

Do analysts rate FSV or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, suggesting a potential upside of 42.13%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, FSV or BRK?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FSV or BRK?

Brooks Macdonald Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brooks Macdonald Group, 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	£11.88M	85.39	-£3.11M	-£0.01	-31,300.00
Brooks Macdonald Group	£128.26M	1.89	£6.46M	£0.39	3,878.79

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSV or BRK?

64.8% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are held 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.

Summary

Brooks Macdonald Group beats Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.