BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,316 -12.00 (-0.90%) As of 08/1/2025 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BRSC vs. EMG, INPP, QLT, AJB, TEM, TRIG, RAT, SSON, JAM, and MRCShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include Man Group (EMG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Rathbones Group (RAT), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), JPMorgan American (JAM), and The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. Its Competitors Man Group International Public Partnerships Quilter AJ Bell Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust The Renewables Infrastructure Group Rathbones Group Smithson Investment Trust JPMorgan American The Mercantile Investment Trust Man Group (LON:EMG) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility and risk, EMG or BRSC? Man Group has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer EMG or BRSC? Man Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 220.80, suggesting a potential upside of 34.21%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Man Group is more favorable than BlackRock Smaller Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Man Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60BlackRock Smaller Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is EMG or BRSC more profitable? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 94.11% compared to Man Group's net margin of 22.58%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Man Group22.58% 19.64% 4.61% BlackRock Smaller Companies 94.11%17.28%-2.39% Is EMG or BRSC a better dividend stock? Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Man Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 15.7% 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EMG or BRSC? 28.8% of Man Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Man Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EMG or BRSC? Man Group has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMan Group£1.69B1.40£382.68M£21.207.76BlackRock Smaller Companies£127.70M4.64£120.17M£266.834.93 Does the media refer more to EMG or BRSC? In the previous week, Man Group had 3 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Man Group and 1 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. Man Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Man Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Man Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BlackRock Smaller Companies 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryMan Group beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BlackRock Smaller Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRSC 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 BRSC 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 BRSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£592.70M£1.29B£6.31B£3.03BDividend Yield3.20%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio4.9322.3714.05176.75Price / Sales4.642,540.331,847.24264,362.45Price / Cash7.6160.70127.4727.97Price / Book0.811.452.244.53Net Income£120.17M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-0.38%-0.46%6.01%12.58%1 Month Performance0.15%0.37%1.58%4.67%1 Year Performance-14.32%6.31%19.60%72.88% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,316-0.9%N/A-14.3%£592.70M£127.70M4.93N/ANews CoverageEMGMan Group2.636 of 5 starsGBX 164.90-3.9%GBX 220.80+33.9%-28.7%£2.38B£1.69B7.781,790News CoverageAnalyst ForecastINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 122.80flatN/A-3.4%£2.30B£82.63M52.98N/AQLTQuilter0.5443 of 5 starsGBX 169.20+1.9%GBX 160.75-5.0%+26.7%£2.25B£6.38B45.502,983Gap DownAJBAJ Bell1.2375 of 5 starsGBX 538.50+3.6%GBX 495-8.1%+18.8%£2.22B£244.77M27.541,373Dividend IncreaseTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 200+0.5%N/A+23.1%£2.09B£160.96M16.04N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.4665 of 5 starsGBX 85.02+0.0%GBX 130+52.9%-18.5%£2.09B-£79.29M-56.04N/ANews CoverageRATRathbones Group1.2094 of 5 starsGBX 1,916+0.5%GBX 2,095.67+9.4%+1.9%£1.99B£874.75M31.183,500News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,542+0.1%N/A+8.1%£1.97B-£13.48M-46.07N/AJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,084+1.1%N/A+9.3%£1.97B£431.16M4.70N/ANews CoverageMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 254.42+1.6%N/A+2.4%£1.89B£415.73M4.782,800News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Man Group Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives Quilter Alternatives AJ Bell Alternatives Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives Rathbones Group Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives JPMorgan American Alternatives The Mercantile Investment Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BRSC) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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