BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,398 -4.00 (-0.29%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades BRSC vs. RCP, BPT, HICL, TRIG, INPP, ABDN, MNKS, EMG, HGT, and PHLLShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), abrdn (ABDN), Monks (MNKS), Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), and Petershill Partners (PHLL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. RIT Capital Partners Bridgepoint Group HICL Infrastructure The Renewables Infrastructure Group International Public Partnerships abrdn Monks Man Group HgCapital Trust Petershill Partners RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Is RCP or BRSC more profitable? RIT Capital Partners has a net margin of 76.28% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 0.00%. RIT Capital Partners' return on equity of 6.68% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RIT Capital Partners76.28% 6.68% 4.22% BlackRock Smaller Companies N/A -4.53%-2.39% Do insiders & institutionals believe in RCP or BRSC? 22.9% of RIT Capital Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, RCP or BRSC? RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCP or BRSC? RIT Capital Partners received 90 more outperform votes than BlackRock Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.26% of users gave RIT Capital Partners an outperform vote while only 61.39% of users gave BlackRock Smaller Companies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformRIT Capital PartnersOutperform Votes15267.26% Underperform Votes7432.74% BlackRock Smaller CompaniesOutperform Votes6261.39% Underperform Votes3938.61% Do analysts rate RCP or BRSC? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score RIT Capital Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ABlackRock Smaller Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is RCP or BRSC a better dividend stock? RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. RIT Capital Partners pays out 2,407.4% 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 Smaller Companies pays out -6,176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RCP or BRSC? RIT Capital Partners has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RIT Capital Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRIT Capital Partners£314.90M8.36£240.20M£1.621,129.63BlackRock Smaller Companies-£25.36M-25.96-£32.70M-£0.68-2,055.88 Does the media refer more to RCP or BRSC? In the previous week, RIT Capital Partners and RIT Capital Partners both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat RIT Capital Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment RIT Capital Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BlackRock Smaller Companies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryRIT Capital Partners beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad InvestorPlaceWhy Buffett, Bezos, & Congress Are Piling Into This One SectorWhy are Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, “The Walmart Family”, Bill Gates, and 48 members of Congress shifting their stocks in a frenzy? And why are they all piling into ONE unique corner of the market…Click here for the details 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 {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 BRSC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£658.46M£862.97M£3.38B£1.55BDividend Yield2.94%13.56%4.51%11.36%P/E Ratio-2,055.88775.76412.651,694.29Price / Sales-25.9614,699.772,692.94224,516.63Price / Cash7.6188.3150.4935.51Price / Book0.961.261.382.85Net Income-£32.70M£59.02M£346.15M£143.73M7 Day Performance-3.45%-0.60%-0.54%0.11%1 Month Performance-2.92%-1.07%-0.56%-0.16%1 Year Performance15.73%12.40%17.19%14.87% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,398-0.3%N/A+18.7%£658.46M£-25,360,000.00-2,055.88N/ANews CoverageRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,860+0.1%N/A+2.8%£2.68B£314.90M1,148.1562News CoverageBPTBridgepoint Group0.7056 of 5 starsGBX 323.60+1.2%GBX 334+3.2%+72.4%£2.66B£342.10M4,045.00391News CoverageHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 126.34+0.4%N/A+1.2%£2.55B£35.20M6,317.15N/APositive NewsTRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure GroupN/AGBX 99.40flatGBX 130+30.8%-4.7%£2.47B£-80,300,000.00-9,940.00N/AINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 129.69+0.0%N/A+10.7%£2.46B£66.07M12,969.40N/AABDNabrdn1.0043 of 5 starsGBX 138.20-2.0%GBX 155+12.2%-15.5%£2.46B£1.41B812.944,719MNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,196-0.2%N/A+31.0%£2.41B£419.32M671.91N/AEMGMan Group2.2056 of 5 starsGBX 205.20+0.3%GBX 300.75+46.6%-8.6%£2.36B£1.40B1,026.001,790Negative NewsHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 512-1.2%N/A+37.9%£2.34B£255.96M1,024.00N/APositive NewsPHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 216+0.2%GBX 245.33+13.6%+46.2%£2.33B£578.70M939.13N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives abrdn Alternatives Monks Alternatives Man Group Alternatives HgCapital Trust Alternatives Petershill Partners 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:BRSC) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk warns humanity: “Obsolete”The 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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