BRFI vs. ASL, LWDB, IHP, EDIN, AGT, GSS, FCSS, CGT, JPE, and FSV
Should you be buying BlackRock Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Frontiers include Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Law Debenture (LWDB), IntegraFin (IHP), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Capital Gearing (CGT), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth (JPE), and Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
BlackRock Frontiers vs.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and community ranking.
In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust received 15 more outperform votes than BlackRock Frontiers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 68.00% of users gave BlackRock Frontiers an outperform vote.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1,377.0% 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 Frontiers pays out 2,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 93.74% compared to BlackRock Frontiers' net margin of 75.64%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 20.22% beat Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Frontiers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats BlackRock Frontiers on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BRFI) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
