Fidelity European Trust (FEV) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fidelity European Trust PLC aims to be the cornerstone long-term investment of choice for those seeking European exposure across market cycles. The Trust invests predominantly in continental European equities (and their related securities) and up to 20% of gross assets may be invested in companies outside of the continent. It follows a consistent bottom-up approach, seeking to identify companies able to grow dividends over a three to five-year horizon. Viewed as a whole, the European Union is the world’s second largest economy and home to some of the strongest, most stable and resilient companies. Aiming to capture the diversity of Europe, across a range of countries and sectors, this Investment Trust looks beyond the noise of market sentiment and concentrates on the real-life progress of European businesses. It researches and selects stocks that can grow their dividends consistently, irrespective of the economic environment. The portfolio of stocks is fairly concentrated at between 40 to 50 diversified stocks with no bias to a particular sector or company size.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 389.86 to 394
• 50-Day Range: 348 to 396
• 52-Week Range: 342.50 to 412.50
• Volume: 305,882 shs
• Average Volume: 873,741 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.79
• Dividend Yield: 2.04%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

FEV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FEV shares performed this year?

Fidelity European Trust's stock was trading at GBX 352 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FEV stock has increased by 11.2% and is now trading at GBX 391.50.
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How do I buy shares of Fidelity European Trust?

Shares of FEV stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fidelity European Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fidelity European Trust investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), Direct Line Insurance Group (DLG), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC) and IQE (IQE).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:FEV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.fidelity.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1732-361144
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 50.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.21
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £208.32 million
• Net Margins: 93.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.65%
• Return on Assets: 10.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 16.38
• Quick Ratio: 5.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £221.98 million
• Price / Sales: 7.24
• Cash Flow: GBX 4.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 82.63
• Book Value: GBX 413.01 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 410,813,656
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.61 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80