Blackfinch Spring VCT (BFSP) Competitors GBX 92 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/3/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock BFSP vs. PEMB, WPC, JETI, IPX, BGUK, SCP, AJOT, FJV, CBP, and ABDShould you be buying Blackfinch Spring VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackfinch Spring VCT include Pembroke VCT B (PEMB), Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) (WPC), JPMorgan European Investment Trust Income Pool (JETI), Impax Asset Management Group (IPX), Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK), Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP), AVI Japan Opportunity (AJOT), Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV), Curtis Banks Group (CBP), and abrdn New Dawn (ABD). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Blackfinch Spring VCT vs. Its Competitors Pembroke VCT B Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) JPMorgan European Investment Trust Income Pool Impax Asset Management Group Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Schroder UK Mid Cap AVI Japan Opportunity Fidelity Japan Trust Curtis Banks Group abrdn New Dawn Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) and Pembroke VCT B (LON:PEMB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Is BFSP or PEMB a better dividend stock? Blackfinch Spring VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pembroke VCT B pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays out 393.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembroke VCT B pays out 1,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackfinch Spring VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BFSP or PEMB? 14.8% of Pembroke VCT B shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Pembroke VCT B 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. Is BFSP or PEMB more profitable? Pembroke VCT B has a net margin of 718.21% compared to Blackfinch Spring VCT's net margin of 104.23%. Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity of 9.88% beat Pembroke VCT B's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackfinch Spring VCT104.23% 9.88% N/A Pembroke VCT B 718.21%-2.84%-3.97% Does the media favor BFSP or PEMB? In the previous week, Blackfinch Spring VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pembroke VCT B'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Blackfinch Spring VCT Neutral Pembroke VCT B Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, BFSP or PEMB? Blackfinch Spring VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pembroke VCT B. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pembroke VCT B, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackfinch Spring VCT£1.02M59.86£4.56M£0.024,646.46Pembroke VCT B£1.84M133.94-£6.61M£0.0047,000.00 SummaryBlackfinch Spring VCT and Pembroke VCT B tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackfinch Spring VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BFSP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BFSP 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 BFSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackfinch Spring VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£61.30M£1.33B£6.34B£2.60BDividend Yield5.65%4.58%4.30%5.28%P/E Ratio4,646.463,085.331,331.854,388.05Price / Sales59.861,972.331,365.25100,187.79Price / CashN/A60.47127.5927.90Price / Book0.791.373.538.71Net Income£4.56M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.71%-0.11%-0.06%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.40%2.51%2.40%1 Year PerformanceN/A8.08%40.24%145.49% Blackfinch Spring VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BFSPBlackfinch Spring VCTN/AGBX 92flatN/AN/A£61.30M£1.02M4,646.46N/AHigh Trading VolumePEMBPembroke VCT BN/AGBX 94flatN/AN/A£242.91M£1.84M47,000.00N/AWPCWitan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£242.69M£6.74M69.65190JETIJPMorgan European Investment Trust Income PoolN/AN/AN/AN/A£242.54MN/A2.28N/AIPXImpax Asset Management Group3.2237 of 5 starsGBX 193.60+0.6%GBX 300+55.0%-52.5%£242.41M£160.42M810.04300Positive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBGUKBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustN/AGBX 202+1.0%N/A+15.3%£241.24M£17.50M1,677.74N/APositive NewsSCPSchroder UK Mid CapN/AGBX 708+0.9%N/A+15.5%£240.87M-£4.68M-4,466.88N/ADividend IncreaseAJOTAVI Japan OpportunityN/AGBX 177+0.6%N/A+22.8%£239.08M£50.33M501.70N/AFJVFidelity Japan TrustN/AGBX 215+2.4%N/A+35.4%£238.72M£9.26M3,106.94N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCBPCurtis Banks GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£236.20M£68.06M-3,490.00802ABDabrdn New DawnN/AN/AN/AN/A£235.97M-£19.43M-1,027.27N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pembroke VCT B Alternatives Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) Alternatives JPMorgan European Investment Trust Income Pool Alternatives Impax Asset Management Group Alternatives Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Alternatives Schroder UK Mid Cap Alternatives AVI Japan Opportunity Alternatives Fidelity Japan Trust Alternatives Curtis Banks Group Alternatives abrdn New Dawn 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:BFSP) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners"I'm risking my reputation on this"My prediction: Q4 2025 won't just be another seasonal crypto pump. 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