Fidelity China Special (FCSS) Competitors GBX 290.50 +2.50 (+0.87%) As of 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock FCSS vs. FCIT, HL, PCT, ABDN, ATST, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, BPT, and RCPShould you be buying Fidelity China Special stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity China Special include F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), and RIT Capital Partners (RCP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Fidelity China Special vs. Its Competitors F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust abrdn Alliance Trust 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Bridgepoint Group RIT Capital Partners F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends. Is FCIT or FCSS a better dividend stock? F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 3.0% 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. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCIT or FCSS? Fidelity China Special has lower revenue, but higher earnings than F&C Investment Trust. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&C Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF&C Investment Trust£981.19M5.72£935.32M£192.966.02Fidelity China Special-£177.57M-8.11£997.06M£202.001.44 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FCIT or FCSS? 51.0% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor FCIT or FCSS? In the previous week, Fidelity China Special had 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Fidelity China Special and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Fidelity China Special's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Fidelity China Special is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment F&C Investment Trust Neutral Fidelity China Special Positive Is FCIT or FCSS more profitable? F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 95.33% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of -561.50%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 83.04% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F&C Investment Trust95.33% 18.50% 10.80% Fidelity China Special -561.50%83.04%N/A SummaryFidelity China Special beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fidelity China Special News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCSS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCSS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCSS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFidelity China SpecialAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.44B£1.30B£6.42B£3.09BDividend Yield2.64%4.40%4.18%5.04%P/E Ratio1.4422.5414.23174.56Price / Sales-8.112,566.031,861.27282,771.09Price / CashN/A60.71127.1427.94Price / Book1.181.425.215.38Net Income£997.06M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.06%0.21%0.93%-0.04%1 Month Performance8.80%0.64%2.48%0.73%1 Year Performance53.70%7.03%28.54%64.34% Fidelity China Special Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCSSFidelity China SpecialN/AGBX 290.50+0.9%N/A+52.7%£1.44B-£177.57M1.44N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,154-0.3%N/A+12.2%£5.58B£981.19M5.98N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown0.8774 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 404+1.4%N/A-86.6%£4.76B£1.24B3.97120News CoveragePositive NewsABDNabrdn1.8601 of 5 starsGBX 203+0.6%GBX 195.60-3.6%+25.1%£3.63B£1.49B11.544,719ATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.0033IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 353.50+0.7%N/A+2.0%£3.26B£374M930.26N/APHLLPetershill Partners3.8441 of 5 starsGBX 229.69-1.0%GBX 296.67+29.2%+2.7%£3.12B£706.00M9.32N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 568+0.5%N/A+1.3%£2.93B£660.56M4.68N/ABPTBridgepoint Group1.9285 of 5 starsGBX 340.40+2.5%GBX 388+14.0%+13.9%£2.81B£272.35M61.84391RCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,948flatN/A+7.4%£2.81B£103.46M16.8462 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F&C Investment Trust Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Competitors Polar Capital Technology Trust Competitors abrdn Competitors Alliance Trust Competitors 3i Infrastructure Competitors Petershill Partners Competitors JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Competitors Bridgepoint Group Competitors RIT Capital Partners Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:FCSS) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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