BlackRock Latin American (BRLA) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and BlackRock Latin American (LON:BRLA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, POLR or BRLA?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Latin American has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer POLR or BRLA?

Polar Capital received 231 more outperform votes than BlackRock Latin American when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave BlackRock Latin American an outperform vote while only 65.53% of users gave Polar Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital	Outperform Votes 327 65.53%	Underperform Votes 172 34.47%
BlackRock Latin American	Outperform Votes 96 67.61%	Underperform Votes 46 32.39%

Do analysts prefer POLR or BRLA?

Polar Capital currently has a consensus price target of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.51%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than BlackRock Latin American.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BlackRock Latin American	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is POLR or BRLA a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. BlackRock Latin American pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Polar Capital pays out 107.2% 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 Latin American pays out -34.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, POLR or BRLA?

Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Latin American. BlackRock Latin American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital, 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
Polar Capital	£208.88M	2.23	£41.05M	£42.90	11.34
BlackRock Latin American	-£26.48M	-4.38	-£30.52M	-£66.59	-4.75

Is POLR or BRLA more profitable?

BlackRock Latin American has a net margin of 115.25% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat BlackRock Latin American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%
BlackRock Latin American	115.25%	-14.65%	19.32%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in POLR or BRLA?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of BlackRock Latin American shares are owned by company 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 prefer POLR or BRLA?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Latin American. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital and 0 mentions for BlackRock Latin American. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat BlackRock Latin American's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	Positive
BlackRock Latin American	Neutral

Summary

Polar Capital beats BlackRock Latin American on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.