Fidelity Asian Values (FAS) Competitors

Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and Fidelity Asian Values (LON:FAS) 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, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer RAT or FAS?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 5 more articles in the media than Fidelity Asian Values. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rathbones Group and 0 mentions for Fidelity Asian Values. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Fidelity Asian Values' score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group	Neutral
Fidelity Asian Values	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, RAT or FAS?

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fidelity Asian Values has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RAT or FAS?

Rathbones Group received 245 more outperform votes than Fidelity Asian Values when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.59% of users gave Rathbones Group an outperform vote while only 62.09% of users gave Fidelity Asian Values an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rathbones Group	Outperform Votes 358 63.59%	Underperform Votes 205 36.41%
Fidelity Asian Values	Outperform Votes 113 62.09%	Underperform Votes 69 37.91%

Is RAT or FAS more profitable?

Rathbones Group has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Fidelity Asian Values' net margin of -97.04%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 6.38% beat Fidelity Asian Values' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rathbones Group	7.26%	6.38%	3.57%
Fidelity Asian Values	-97.04%	-1.52%	0.25%

Do analysts rate RAT or FAS?

Rathbones Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,520, suggesting a potential downside of 8.98%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Fidelity Asian Values.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rathbones Group	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Fidelity Asian Values	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RAT or FAS?

Rathbones Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fidelity Asian Values. Fidelity Asian Values is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones 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
Rathbones Group	£871.80M	1.65	£63.30M	£0.61	2,737.70
Fidelity Asian Values	£5.99M	59.28	-£5.81M	-£0.08	-6,250.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RAT or FAS?

48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Fidelity Asian Values shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RAT or FAS a better dividend stock?

Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Fidelity Asian Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Rathbones Group pays out 14,426.2% 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 -18,750.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Rathbones Group beats Fidelity Asian Values on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.