Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors

Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FCSS or MNG?

63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.5% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of M&G shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FCSS or MNG more profitable?

M&G has a net margin of 1.85% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity China Special	-561.50%	83.04%	N/A
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%

Does the media refer more to FCSS or MNG?

In the previous week, Fidelity China Special had 2 more articles in the media than M&G. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fidelity China Special and 0 mentions for M&G. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity China Special is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity China Special	Positive
M&G	Neutral

Is FCSS or MNG a better dividend stock?

Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 285.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FCSS or MNG?

Fidelity China Special received 65 more outperform votes than M&G when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.86% of users gave Fidelity China Special an outperform vote while only 48.15% of users gave M&G an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Fidelity China Special	Outperform Votes 117 66.86%	Underperform Votes 58 33.14%
M&G	Outperform Votes 52 48.15%	Underperform Votes 56 51.85%

Do analysts rate FCSS or MNG?

M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 227.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.75%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Fidelity China Special.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity China Special	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCSS or MNG?

Fidelity China Special has higher earnings, but lower revenue than M&G. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, 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 China Special	-£177.57M	-7.56	£997.06M	£202.00	1.34
M&G	£9.02B	0.55	£166.98M	£7.01	29.83

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats M&G on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.