BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE) Competitors

BlackRock Greater Europe (LON:BRGE) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends.

Does the media favor BRGE or CLDN?

In the previous week, BlackRock Greater Europe and BlackRock Greater Europe both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock Greater Europe's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.76 indicating that BlackRock Greater Europe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Greater Europe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caledonia Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BRGE or CLDN?

Caledonia Investments received 72 more outperform votes than BlackRock Greater Europe when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.16% of users gave BlackRock Greater Europe an outperform vote while only 60.94% of users gave Caledonia Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock Greater Europe	Outperform Votes 70 72.16%	Underperform Votes 27 27.84%
Caledonia Investments	Outperform Votes 142 60.94%	Underperform Votes 91 39.06%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BRGE or CLDN?

9.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BRGE or CLDN?

BlackRock Greater Europe has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRGE or CLDN more profitable?

BlackRock Greater Europe has a net margin of 90.71% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 86.28%. BlackRock Greater Europe's return on equity of 14.06% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Greater Europe	90.71%	14.06%	10.60%
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BRGE or CLDN?

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Greater Europe. BlackRock Greater Europe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, 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
BlackRock Greater Europe	£98.57M	5.25	£89.41M	£91.38	5.81
Caledonia Investments	£231.70M	8.23	£199.92M	£374.36	9.55

Is BRGE or CLDN a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Greater Europe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. BlackRock Greater Europe pays out 7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caledonia Investments pays out 18.7% 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.

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats BlackRock Greater Europe on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.