BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI) Competitors

Empiric Student Property (LON:ESP) and BlackRock Energy and Resources (LON:BERI) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ESP or BERI?

80.4% of Empiric Student Property shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of BlackRock Energy and Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Empiric Student Property shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of BlackRock Energy and Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ESP or BERI?

In the previous week, BlackRock Energy and Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Empiric Student Property. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Energy and Resources and 0 mentions for Empiric Student Property. BlackRock Energy and Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Empiric Student Property's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Energy and Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Empiric Student Property	Neutral
BlackRock Energy and Resources	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ESP or BERI?

Empiric Student Property has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Energy and Resources has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ESP or BERI a better dividend stock?

Empiric Student Property pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BlackRock Energy and Resources pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Empiric Student Property pays out 4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock Energy and Resources pays out 2,777.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is ESP or BERI more profitable?

BlackRock Energy and Resources has a net margin of 87.98% compared to Empiric Student Property's net margin of 65.69%. BlackRock Energy and Resources' return on equity of 14.24% beat Empiric Student Property's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empiric Student Property	65.69%	7.32%	2.26%
BlackRock Energy and Resources	87.98%	14.24%	8.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ESP or BERI?

Empiric Student Property received 167 more outperform votes than BlackRock Energy and Resources when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Empiric Student Property	Outperform Votes 167 66.80%	Underperform Votes 83 33.20%
BlackRock Energy and Resources	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation and earnings, ESP or BERI?

Empiric Student Property has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Energy and Resources. BlackRock Energy and Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empiric Student Property, 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
Empiric Student Property	£81.60M	6.42	£53.60M	£0.09	964.44
BlackRock Energy and Resources	£27.41M	5.46	£24.12M	£0.18	680.56

Summary

Empiric Student Property and BlackRock Energy and Resources tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.