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Blackfinch Spring VCT (BFSP) Competitors

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As of 05/13/2026

BFSP vs. FJV, RECI, BGLF, ARR, and EGL

Should you buy Blackfinch Spring VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Blackfinch Spring VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Blackfinch Spring VCT include Fidelity Japan Trust (FJV), Real Estate Credit Investments (RECI), Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF), Aurora Investment Trust (ARR), and Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Blackfinch Spring VCT compare to Fidelity Japan Trust?

Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) and Fidelity Japan Trust (LON:FJV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

3.3% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Fidelity Japan Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Blackfinch Spring VCT has a net margin of 235.37% compared to Fidelity Japan Trust's net margin of 72.86%. Fidelity Japan Trust's return on equity of 3.48% beat Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blackfinch Spring VCT235.37% -5.71% N/A
Fidelity Japan Trust 72.86%3.48%1.92%

In the previous week, Blackfinch Spring VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity Japan Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Blackfinch Spring VCT Neutral
Fidelity Japan Trust Neutral

Fidelity Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Blackfinch Spring VCT. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity Japan Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blackfinch Spring VCT-£3.18M-23.02£4.56M-£6.05N/A
Fidelity Japan Trust£9.26M28.94£6.24M£6.9234.06

Summary

Fidelity Japan Trust beats Blackfinch Spring VCT on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackfinch Spring VCT compare to Real Estate Credit Investments?

Real Estate Credit Investments (LON:RECI) and Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Real Estate Credit Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Real Estate Credit Investments pays out 139.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays out -86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Blackfinch Spring VCT has a net margin of 235.37% compared to Real Estate Credit Investments' net margin of 75.80%. Real Estate Credit Investments' return on equity of 7.08% beat Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Real Estate Credit Investments75.80% 7.08% 4.07%
Blackfinch Spring VCT 235.37%-5.71%N/A

In the previous week, Real Estate Credit Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackfinch Spring VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Real Estate Credit Investments Neutral
Blackfinch Spring VCT Neutral

39.5% of Real Estate Credit Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Real Estate Credit Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Real Estate Credit Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Blackfinch Spring VCT. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Real Estate Credit Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Real Estate Credit Investments£26.07M9.92£233.91M£8.6013.60
Blackfinch Spring VCT-£3.18M-23.02£4.56M-£6.05N/A

Summary

Real Estate Credit Investments beats Blackfinch Spring VCT on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackfinch Spring VCT compare to Blackstone Loan Financing?

Blackstone Loan Financing (LON:BGLF) and Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

51.5% of Blackstone Loan Financing shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Blackstone Loan Financing shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Blackstone Loan Financing has higher revenue and earnings than Blackfinch Spring VCT. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackstone Loan Financing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Loan Financing£7.00B0.00£6.86B£0.28N/A
Blackfinch Spring VCT-£3.18M-23.02£4.56M-£6.05N/A

Blackstone Loan Financing pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Blackstone Loan Financing pays out 3,235.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays out -86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackfinch Spring VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Blackfinch Spring VCT has a net margin of 235.37% compared to Blackstone Loan Financing's net margin of 96.70%. Blackstone Loan Financing's return on equity of 19.06% beat Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blackstone Loan Financing96.70% 19.06% 11.82%
Blackfinch Spring VCT 235.37%-5.71%N/A

In the previous week, Blackstone Loan Financing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackfinch Spring VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Blackstone Loan Financing Neutral
Blackfinch Spring VCT Neutral

Summary

Blackstone Loan Financing beats Blackfinch Spring VCT on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackfinch Spring VCT compare to Aurora Investment Trust?

Aurora Investment Trust (LON:ARR) and Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

15.0% of Aurora Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Aurora Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Aurora Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Blackfinch Spring VCT. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aurora Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Aurora Investment Trust£48.61M5.17£50.31M£41.895.51
Blackfinch Spring VCT-£3.18M-23.02£4.56M-£6.05N/A

Blackfinch Spring VCT has a net margin of 235.37% compared to Aurora Investment Trust's net margin of 97.16%. Aurora Investment Trust's return on equity of 14.45% beat Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Aurora Investment Trust97.16% 14.45% 18.36%
Blackfinch Spring VCT 235.37%-5.71%N/A

In the previous week, Aurora Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Blackfinch Spring VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aurora Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Blackfinch Spring VCT. Aurora Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackfinch Spring VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Aurora Investment Trust Neutral
Blackfinch Spring VCT Neutral

Summary

Aurora Investment Trust beats Blackfinch Spring VCT on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Blackfinch Spring VCT compare to Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust?

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) and Blackfinch Spring VCT (LON:BFSP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Blackfinch Spring VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Blackfinch Spring VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust£35.66M6.94-£9.63M£30.828.92
Blackfinch Spring VCT-£3.18M-23.02£4.56M-£6.05N/A

6.0% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Blackfinch Spring VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackfinch Spring VCT pays out -86.0% 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. Blackfinch Spring VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Blackfinch Spring VCT has a net margin of 235.37% compared to Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's net margin of 134.15%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity of 13.48% beat Blackfinch Spring VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust134.15% 13.48% -4.86%
Blackfinch Spring VCT 235.37%-5.71%N/A

In the previous week, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Blackfinch Spring VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Summary

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust beats Blackfinch Spring VCT on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BFSP vs. The Competition

MetricBlackfinch Spring VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£73.17M£2.38B£5.76B£2.79B
Dividend Yield6.19%5.99%5.27%6.09%
P/E Ratio-13.8825.2015.76366.11
Price / Sales-23.021,972.77931.5288,393.80
Price / CashN/A60.1790.3227.89
Price / Book0.721.354.407.70
Net Income£4.56M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.08%0.31%0.68%
1 Month PerformanceN/A2.44%2.14%2.62%
1 Year PerformanceN/A13.47%21.79%87.79%

Blackfinch Spring VCT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BFSP
Blackfinch Spring VCT
N/AGBX 84
flat
N/AN/A£73.17M-£3.18MN/AN/A
FJV
Fidelity Japan Trust
N/AGBX 235.72
flat
N/AN/A£267.96M£9.26M34.06N/A
RECI
Real Estate Credit Investments
N/AGBX 120
+1.7%
N/A-4.9%£265.25M£26.07M13.95N/A
BGLF
Blackstone Loan Financing
N/AN/AN/AN/A£262.12M£7.00B3.19N/A
ARR
Aurora Investment Trust
N/AGBX 238.52
+1.5%
N/A-7.1%£261.44M£48.61M5.69N/A

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This page (LON:BFSP) was last updated on 5/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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