Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) Competitors

Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) and Fidelity Asian Values (LON:FAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WTAN or FAS?

8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor WTAN or FAS?

In the previous week, Fidelity Asian Values had 1 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity Asian Values and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. Fidelity Asian Values' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Witan Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity Asian Values is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Witan Investment Trust	Neutral
Fidelity Asian Values	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, WTAN or FAS?

Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity Asian Values has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WTAN or FAS more profitable?

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to Fidelity Asian Values' net margin of 50.86%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat Fidelity Asian Values' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Witan Investment Trust	89.43%	13.68%	7.95%
Fidelity Asian Values	50.86%	3.04%	0.25%

Is WTAN or FAS a better dividend stock?

Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Fidelity Asian Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% 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 Asian Values pays out 91.6% 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 Asian Values is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WTAN or FAS?

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Asian Values. Witan Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity Asian Values, 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
Witan Investment Trust	£246.38M	0.00	£220.34M	£0.36	N/A
Fidelity Asian Values	£22.46M	17.85	£11.42M	£16.38	35.17

Summary

Witan Investment Trust beats Fidelity Asian Values on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.