BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC) Competitors GBX 1,336 +6.00 (+0.45%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades BRSC vs. ABDN, SSON, EMG, HICL, BUR, HGT, INPP, QLT, CTY, and TRIGShould you be buying BlackRock Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock Smaller Companies include abrdn (ABDN), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Man Group (EMG), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Burford Capital (BUR), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), City of London (CTY), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. BlackRock Smaller Companies vs. abrdn Smithson Investment Trust Man Group HICL Infrastructure Burford Capital HgCapital Trust International Public Partnerships Quilter City of London The Renewables Infrastructure Group BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRSC or ABDN? 39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BRSC or ABDN a better dividend stock? BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out -6,176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 8,823.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media favor BRSC or ABDN? In the previous week, abrdn had 4 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for abrdn and 0 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment BlackRock Smaller Companies Neutral abrdn Positive Which has more risk and volatility, BRSC or ABDN? BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRSC or ABDN? BlackRock Smaller Companies received 55 more outperform votes than abrdn when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.39% of users gave BlackRock Smaller Companies an outperform vote while only 12.96% of users gave abrdn an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBlackRock Smaller CompaniesOutperform Votes6261.39% Underperform Votes3938.61% abrdnOutperform Votes712.96%Underperform Votes4787.04% Is BRSC or ABDN more profitable? abrdn has a net margin of 22.51% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 0.00%. abrdn's return on equity of 6.24% beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/A -4.53% -2.39% abrdn 22.51%6.24%0.68% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BRSC or ABDN? abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackRock Smaller Companies-£25.36M-24.81-£32.70M-£0.68-1,964.71abrdn£1.41B1.76£317M£0.17818.82 Do analysts prefer BRSC or ABDN? abrdn has a consensus target price of GBX 155, indicating a potential upside of 11.35%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than BlackRock Smaller Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BlackRock Smaller Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00abrdn 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Summaryabrdn beats BlackRock Smaller Companies on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyAI breakthrough about to upend industryEveryone is talking about AI right now. The talk has been endless ever since ChatGPT was released to the market in late 2022. You might think it’s way too late to invest in AI. But here’s the thing.I urge you to watch it now. 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£629.26M£1.03B£3.65B£1.82BDividend Yield2.94%12.95%4.42%10.55%P/E Ratio-1,964.71793.19420.211,750.98Price / Sales-24.812,064.392,205.00371,908.98Price / Cash7.6162.5651.6027.69Price / Book0.921.691.462.87Net Income-£32.70M£64.20M£354.94M£154.63M7 Day Performance-2.62%-1.90%-1.62%-1.89%1 Month Performance-0.74%0.15%0.70%17.22%1 Year Performance-2.34%7.26%9.90%28.44% BlackRock Smaller Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,336+0.5%N/A-2.3%£629.26M£-25,360,000.00-1,964.71N/AHigh Trading VolumeABDNabrdn1.3996 of 5 starsGBX 139.95-0.6%GBX 155+10.8%-23.4%£2.49B£1.41B827.944,719Insider TradeNews CoverageSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,496-0.3%N/A+6.9%£2.43BN/A660.79N/APositive NewsEMGMan Group2.3413 of 5 starsGBX 210.20-0.3%GBX 295+40.3%-10.4%£2.42B£1.40B1,054.001,790Insider TradeNews CoverageHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 117.60-2.3%N/A-16.9%£2.38B£35.20M5,880.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownBURBurford Capital1.4283 of 5 starsGBX 1,073+0.9%GBX 1,600+49.1%-0.2%£2.35B£1.17B787.41140News CoverageHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 514-0.6%N/A+20.8%£2.35B£255.96M1,036.66N/AINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 121.20-0.8%N/A-13.2%£2.30B£66.07M12,120.00N/AQLTQuilterN/AGBX 155.40+0.6%GBX 135-13.1%+49.2%£2.16B£6.43B3,885.002,983CTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 434.50-0.2%N/A+4.4%£2.15B£140.56M1,742.00N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group3.4929 of 5 starsGBX 86.20-0.8%GBX 130+50.8%-24.9%£2.14B£-80,300,000.00-8,620.00N/AInsider TradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies abrdn Alternatives Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives Man Group Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives HgCapital Trust Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives Quilter Alternatives City of London Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group 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 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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