BlackRock Frontiers (BRFI) Competitors

JTC (LON:JTC) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, JTC or BRFI?

JTC has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer JTC or BRFI?

In the previous week, JTC had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JTC and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. JTC's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that JTC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JTC	Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers	Neutral

Is JTC or BRFI more profitable?

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 76.11% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 14.57% beat JTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JTC	10.29%	5.70%	4.96%
BlackRock Frontiers	76.11%	14.57%	13.46%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JTC or BRFI?

74.1% of JTC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of JTC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JTC or BRFI?

BlackRock Frontiers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JTC. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, 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
JTC	£291.42M	5.66	£29.99M	£17.83	54.96
BlackRock Frontiers	£96.46M	4.20	£73.42M	£24.65	6.92

Is JTC or BRFI a better dividend stock?

JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. JTC pays out 67.3% 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.

Do analysts rate JTC or BRFI?

JTC currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,275, indicating a potential upside of 30.10%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe JTC is more favorable than BlackRock Frontiers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JTC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BlackRock Frontiers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

JTC beats BlackRock Frontiers on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.