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BRFI vs. TMPL, IHP, FCSS, SDP, and GSS

Should you buy BlackRock Frontiers stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BlackRock Frontiers 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 BlackRock Frontiers include Temple Bar (TMPL), IntegraFin (IHP), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), and Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Temple Bar?

Temple Bar (LON:TMPL) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) 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 earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.1508299, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.537, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. Temple Bar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Frontiers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Temple Bar£281.60M4.21£154.90M£97.004.03
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.77£73.42M£41.784.49

In the previous week, Temple Bar had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Temple Bar and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Temple Bar's net margin of 82.15%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 27.93% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Temple Bar82.15% 27.93% 7.08%
BlackRock Frontiers 284.82%15.49%13.46%

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Temple Bar pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% 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.

10.7% of Temple Bar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Temple Bar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Temple Bar beats BlackRock Frontiers on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to IntegraFin?

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

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 28.60%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 27.60% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IntegraFin28.60% 27.60% 20.29%
BlackRock Frontiers 284.82%15.49%13.46%

IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. IntegraFin pays out 59.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% 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. BlackRock Frontiers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

IntegraFin currently has a consensus price target of GBX 423, suggesting a potential upside of 14.17%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than BlackRock Frontiers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IntegraFin
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
BlackRock Frontiers
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

43.3% of IntegraFin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of IntegraFin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

IntegraFin has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.537, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Frontiers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IntegraFin. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IntegraFin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IntegraFin£165.40M7.40£52.54M£19.1019.40
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.77£73.42M£41.784.49

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IntegraFin and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that IntegraFin is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
IntegraFin Very Positive
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

Summary

IntegraFin beats BlackRock Frontiers on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Fidelity China Special?

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

Fidelity China Special has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. Fidelity China Special is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Frontiers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.77£73.42M£41.784.49
Fidelity China Special£559.02M2.05£997.06M£112.602.22

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of 81.41%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Fidelity China Special's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Frontiers284.82% 15.49% 13.46%
Fidelity China Special 81.41%9.12%N/A

BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.537, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88140285, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

8.2% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% 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.

In the previous week, BlackRock Frontiers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity China Special'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral
Fidelity China Special Neutral

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Fidelity China Special on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund?

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (LON:SDP) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Frontiers. BlackRock Frontiers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund£191.10M5.55£121.21M£135.646.19
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.77£73.42M£41.784.49

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has a beta of 1.0276442, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Frontiers has a beta of 0.537, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Frontiers. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund and 0 mentions for BlackRock Frontiers. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat BlackRock Frontiers' score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Positive
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

17.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's net margin of 95.12%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's return on equity of 20.01% beat BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund95.12% 20.01% -1.73%
BlackRock Frontiers 284.82%15.49%13.46%

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% 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.

Summary

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund beats BlackRock Frontiers on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BlackRock Frontiers compare to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund?

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (LON:GSS) and BlackRock Frontiers (LON:BRFI) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

8.2% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of BlackRock Frontiers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Frontiers'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Neutral
BlackRock Frontiers Neutral

BlackRock Frontiers has a net margin of 284.82% compared to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock Frontiers' return on equity of 15.49% beat Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Genesis Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock Frontiers 284.82%15.49%13.46%

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. BlackRock Frontiers pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock Frontiers pays out 24.0% 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.

BlackRock Frontiers has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Frontiers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund£250.40M0.00N/A£140.70N/A
BlackRock Frontiers£81.92M3.77£73.42M£41.784.49

Summary

BlackRock Frontiers beats Genesis Emerging Markets Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BRFI vs. The Competition

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MetricBlackRock FrontiersAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£308.74M£2.38B£6.12B£2.79B
Dividend Yield4.03%6.00%5.24%6.15%
P/E Ratio4.4962.0529.89366.69
Price / Sales3.772,046.821,112.1786,227.22
Price / Cash48.2760.3394.2727.87
Price / Book0.871.396.617.74
Net Income£73.42M£265.27M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.63%0.63%0.76%0.32%
1 Month Performance-2.09%-0.58%0.43%-1.51%
1 Year Performance18.67%8.68%17.24%65.18%

BlackRock Frontiers Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRFI
BlackRock Frontiers
N/AGBX 187.49
+0.3%		N/A+20.9%£308.74M£81.92M4.49N/A
TMPL
Temple Bar
N/AGBX 388
-1.4%		N/A+21.4%£1.18B£281.60M4.00N/A
IHP
IntegraFin
4.4177 of 5 stars		GBX 349.04
-0.1%		GBX 423
+21.2%		+10.7%£1.15B£165.40M18.273,520
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 250.51
-2.1%		N/A-0.8%£1.15B£559.02M2.22N/A
SDP
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
N/AGBX 856.61
-3.5%		N/A+51.5%£1.08B£191.10M6.32N/A

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