Weiss Korea Opportunity (WKOF) Competitors GBX 144 +7.00 (+5.11%) As of 04/1/2025 10:47 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendBuy This Stock WKOF vs. BRFI, BLU, ORIT, HFEL, ANII, BIPS, FAS, HINT, LWI, and NBLSShould you be buying Weiss Korea Opportunity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Weiss Korea Opportunity include BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI), Blue Star Capital (BLU), Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), Henderson Far East Income (HFEL), abrdn New India Investment Trust (ANII), Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS), Fidelity Asian Values (FAS), Henderson International Income (HINT), Lowland (LWI), and NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (NBLS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Weiss Korea Opportunity vs. BlackRock Frontiers Blue Star Capital Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Henderson Far East Income abrdn New India Investment Trust Invesco Bond Income Plus Fidelity Asian Values Henderson International Income Lowland NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) Weiss Korea Opportunity (LON:WKOF) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in WKOF or BRFI? 74.0% of Weiss Korea Opportunity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.8% of Weiss Korea Opportunity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned 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. Is WKOF or BRFI more profitable? Weiss Korea Opportunity has a net margin of 131.62% compared to BlackRock Frontiers' net margin of 76.11%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 14.57% beat Weiss Korea Opportunity's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Weiss Korea Opportunity131.62% 5.86% N/A BlackRock Frontiers 76.11%14.57%13.46% Is WKOF or BRFI a better dividend stock? Weiss Korea Opportunity pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Weiss Korea Opportunity pays out 50.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 28.4% 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. BlackRock Frontiers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher earnings & valuation, WKOF or BRFI? BlackRock Frontiers has higher revenue and earnings than Weiss Korea Opportunity. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weiss Korea Opportunity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWeiss Korea Opportunity£5.20M19.18£6.84M£9.8814.57BlackRock Frontiers£96.46M3.68£73.42M£24.656.06 Does the media prefer WKOF or BRFI? In the previous week, Weiss Korea Opportunity's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Weiss Korea Opportunity Neutral BlackRock Frontiers Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WKOF or BRFI? Weiss Korea Opportunity received 1 more outperform votes than BlackRock Frontiers when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.00% of users gave BlackRock Frontiers an outperform vote while only 66.35% of users gave Weiss Korea Opportunity an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWeiss Korea OpportunityOutperform Votes6966.35% Underperform Votes3533.65% BlackRock FrontiersOutperform Votes6868.00% Underperform Votes3232.00% SummaryBlackRock Frontiers beats Weiss Korea Opportunity on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Weiss Korea Opportunity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WKOF 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 WKOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWeiss Korea OpportunityAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£99.74M£1.13B£4.22B£2.57BDividend Yield3.73%4.43%4.19%4.95%P/E Ratio14.5727.0316.15140.12Price / Sales19.182,244.641,684.97262,597.20Price / CashN/A60.8149.0827.90Price / Book0.851.103.344.54Net Income£6.84M£259.01M£1.28B£5.76B7 Day Performance8.68%-0.91%-0.78%-0.27%1 Month Performance-4.00%-2.64%5.97%5.78%1 Year Performance-18.64%3.99%10.14%107.85% Weiss Korea Opportunity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WKOFWeiss Korea OpportunityN/AGBX 144+5.1%N/A-18.4%£99.74M£5.20M14.57N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBRFIBlackRock FrontiersN/AGBX 153-0.3%N/A-2.1%£363.23M£96.46M6.21N/ADividend IncreaseBLUBlue Star CapitalN/AGBX 7.12-5.1%N/A+19,900.0%£362.41M£-5,160,000.001.903Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap DownORITOctopus Renewables Infrastructure TrustN/AGBX 65-0.8%N/A-9.0%£360.94M£28.91M19.89N/AEarnings ReportPositive NewsHFELHenderson Far East IncomeN/AGBX 219.50-0.2%N/A-2.3%£356.70M£-1,751,276.83-34.58N/APositive NewsANIIabrdn New India Investment TrustN/AGBX 728flatN/A+14.1%£353.31M£149.92M3.03N/ANews CoverageBIPSInvesco Bond Income PlusN/AGBX 173-0.4%N/A+0.0%£351.32M£25.14M8.86N/ADividend AnnouncementFASFidelity Asian ValuesN/AGBX 499-0.6%N/A+1.4%£347.40M£22.46M30.47N/APositive NewsHINTHenderson International IncomeN/AGBX 176.50+0.3%N/A+3.6%£346.00M£38.86M9.93N/ADividend IncreaseLWILowlandN/AGBX 132.50flatN/A+7.4%£337.96M£58.88M6.22N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageNBLSNB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£337.13MN/A0.00N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BlackRock Frontiers Alternatives Blue Star Capital Alternatives Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Alternatives Henderson Far East Income Alternatives abrdn New India Investment Trust Alternatives Invesco Bond Income Plus Alternatives Fidelity Asian Values Alternatives Henderson International Income Alternatives Lowland Alternatives NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) 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:WKOF) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredTrump Treasure April 19Thanks to President Trump… A $900 investment across5 specific cryptos… Could gain 12,000% so quickly tha...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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