BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG) Competitors

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (LON:THRG) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is THRG or TRIG a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust pays out 15.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, THRG or TRIG?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in THRG or TRIG?

28.8% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer THRG or TRIG?

In the previous week, BlackRock Throgmorton Trust had 2 more articles in the media than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BlackRock Throgmorton Trust and 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of 0.59 indicating that BlackRock Throgmorton Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is THRG or TRIG more profitable?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has a net margin of 92.84% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. BlackRock Throgmorton Trust's return on equity of 14.49% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust	92.84%	14.49%	8.87%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	46.95%	-1.21%	-1.63%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, THRG or TRIG?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Throgmorton Trust, 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 Throgmorton Trust	£82.32M	5.34	£76.42M	£94.39	5.72
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£79.29M	-23.27	-£37.22M	-£1.52	-49.57

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer THRG or TRIG?

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust received 11 more outperform votes than The Renewables Infrastructure Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.97% of users gave BlackRock Throgmorton Trust an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave The Renewables Infrastructure Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust	Outperform Votes 88 70.97%	Underperform Votes 36 29.03%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Outperform Votes 77 64.71%	Underperform Votes 42 35.29%

Do analysts recommend THRG or TRIG?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 72.87%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than BlackRock Throgmorton Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.