Blue Star Capital (BLU) Competitors GBX 11.33 +0.33 (+3.00%) As of 02/21/2025 07:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlines BLU vs. QLT, CLDN, JAM, SSON, RAT, TRIG, TEM, MRC, BHMG, and AJBShould you be buying Blue Star Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Star Capital include Quilter (QLT), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), JPMorgan American (JAM), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Rathbones Group (RAT), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), and AJ Bell (AJB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Blue Star Capital vs. Quilter Caledonia Investments JPMorgan American Smithson Investment Trust Rathbones Group The Renewables Infrastructure Group Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust The Mercantile Investment Trust BH Macro GBP AJ Bell Quilter (LON:QLT) and Blue Star Capital (LON:BLU) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment. Is QLT or BLU more profitable? Quilter has a net margin of 0.78% compared to Blue Star Capital's net margin of 0.00%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat Blue Star Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Quilter0.78% 3.33% 0.21% Blue Star Capital N/A -68.08%-42.27% Do analysts prefer QLT or BLU? Quilter presently has a consensus price target of GBX 135, suggesting a potential downside of 12.90%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Quilter is more favorable than Blue Star Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Quilter 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Blue Star Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or BLU? Quilter has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Star Capital has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to QLT or BLU? In the previous week, Blue Star Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Blue Star Capital and 0 mentions for Quilter. Blue Star Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Quilter's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Star Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Quilter Neutral Blue Star Capital Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of QLT or BLU? 79.1% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of Quilter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.4% of Blue Star Capital shares are owned 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in QLT or BLU? Blue Star Capital received 43 more outperform votes than Quilter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.69% of users gave Blue Star Capital an outperform vote while only 60.83% of users gave Quilter an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQuilterOutperform Votes7360.83% Underperform Votes4739.17% Blue Star CapitalOutperform Votes11681.69% Underperform Votes2618.31% Which has higher earnings and valuation, QLT or BLU? Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Star Capital. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQuilter£6.38B0.32£49.61M£3.7241.68Blue Star Capital-£5.16M-111.76-£5.35MN/AN/A SummaryQuilter beats Blue Star Capital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blue Star Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BLU 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 BLU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlue Star CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£576.70M£1.23B£4.24B£2.64BDividend Yield1.24%4.47%4.22%4.98%P/E Ratio1.9026.9916.06162.45Price / Sales-111.762,362.261,769.81313,812.36Price / CashN/A60.5748.8928.15Price / BookN/A1.153.405.16Net Income-£5.35M£256.58M£1.27B£5.75B7 Day Performance25.68%-0.37%-0.23%-1.02%1 Month Performance13.30%0.51%1.72%-0.86%1 Year PerformanceN/A10.13%14.51%39.56% Blue Star Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BLUBlue Star CapitalN/AGBX 11.33+3.0%N/A+13,887.7%£576.70M£-5,160,000.001.903News CoverageGap UpQLTQuilter0.2435 of 5 starsGBX 158.30+0.3%GBX 135-14.7%+52.4%£2.11B£6.38B42.562,983Gap UpCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 3,890+0.3%N/A+14.9%£2.08B£231.70M10.3974News CoverageJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,134-0.5%N/A+18.6%£2.06B£431.16M4.91N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,568+0.1%N/A+12.6%£2.00B£-13,481,214.92-46.84N/ANews CoverageRATRathbones Group0.8555 of 5 starsGBX 1,784+0.7%GBX 1,520-14.8%+10.0%£1.85B£874.75M29.033,500TRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.7391 of 5 starsGBX 75.50-1.3%GBX 130+72.2%-25.8%£1.85B£-79,286,162.81-49.77N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 176+0.3%N/A+18.7%£1.84B£160.96M14.11N/AMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 246-0.2%N/A+9.8%£1.83B£415.73M4.632,800News CoveragePositive NewsBHMGBH Macro GBPN/AGBX 388-1.1%N/A+7.1%£1.79B£35.67M41.90N/ANews CoverageAJBAJ Bell1.2776 of 5 starsGBX 434.50+0.7%GBX 455+4.7%+35.9%£1.79B£244.77M22.221,373Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Quilter Alternatives Caledonia Investments Alternatives JPMorgan American Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives Rathbones Group Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Alternatives The Mercantile Investment Trust Alternatives BH Macro GBP Alternatives AJ Bell Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BLU) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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