Fidelity European Trust (FEV) Competitors

Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor FEV or STJ?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 11 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Fidelity European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.38 indicating that Fidelity European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity European Trust	Very Positive
St. James's Place	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FEV or STJ?

69.2% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend FEV or STJ?

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,408.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Fidelity European Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fidelity European Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FEV or STJ?

Fidelity European Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity European Trust, 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 European Trust	£221.98M	7.30	£208.32M	£50.45	7.82
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.27	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-1,087.91

Is FEV or STJ more profitable?

Fidelity European Trust has a net margin of 93.84% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 12.65% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity European Trust	93.84%	12.65%	10.56%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Is FEV or STJ a better dividend stock?

Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, FEV or STJ?

Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.